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CVE-2007-5456
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.5/10
- Exploit Score
- 10/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.4/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- Partial
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26062
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482314/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482297/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482248/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482220/100/0/threaded