CVE-2001-0643 Information

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 does not display the Class ID (CLSID) when it is at the end of the file name which could allow attackers to trick the user into executing dangerous programs by making it appear that the document is of a safe file type.

Reference

http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99048 http://www.guninski.com/clsidext.html http://www.osvdb.org/7858 http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.postcard@mm.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/176909 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2612 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6426