HTML e-mail feature in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows attackers to execute attachments by setting an unusual MIME type for the…

Description

HTML e-mail feature in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows attackers to execute attachments by setting an unusual MIME type for the attachment, which Internet Explorer does not process correctly.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

11.2% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• CA-2001-06 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• MS01-020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• 2524 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1001197 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ie-mime-execute-code(6306) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• L-066 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20010330 Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 7806 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 04:06 UTC.