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CVE-2001-0875

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 28.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-11-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause the File Download dialogue box to misrepresent the name of the file in the dialogue in a way that could fool users into thinking that the file type is safe to download.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3597
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7636
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1014
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3597
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7636
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1014

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