FKIE_CVE-2001-0712

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-10-30 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
The rendering engine in Internet Explorer determines the MIME type independently of the type that is specified by the server, which allows remote servers to automatically execute script which is placed in a file whose MIME type does not normally support scripting, such as text (.txt), JPEG (.jpg), etc.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200109Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200291Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3116Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200109Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200291Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3116Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
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  "id": "CVE-2001-0712",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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