CVE-2001-0154

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: through 5.5; 5.01

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98596775905044&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001197
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-06.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-066.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/7806
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2524
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-020
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6306
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A141
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98596775905044&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001197
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-06.html

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