CVE-2007-5456
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2007-5456
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2007-10-14T18:17:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-07-23T15:04:41
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
Source Name | Source URL |
---|---|
NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5456 |
MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5456 |
History
Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
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2022-05-10 15:53:37 | Added to TrackCVE |