# CVE-2002-0193: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending malformed HTTP headers that trick Internet Explorer into passing files to the OS for execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9529-88rc-3q6r

## What is CVE-2002-0193?

CVE-2002-0193 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the first variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0193?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0193 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0193 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/6.0 - Content-Disposition Handling File Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2014-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1776/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27085/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0222/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0210/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0149/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0193 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0193 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0193 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0193/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0193/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0193
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0193
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0193

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