CVE-2001-0875

HIGH 7.5CVE-2001-0875 · Published 26/11/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-0875 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting internet explorer (microsoft).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 28.1%, higher than 98.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
internet explorer microsoft	`= 5.5= 6.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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