The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
2004-01-20T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | ie | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | Yes |