CVE-2001-0712
Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via MIME Type Mismatch
Title source: llmDescription
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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200291
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200109
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3116
Scores
EPSS
0.0596
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0.1
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
Published
Oct 30, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026