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CVE-2001-0720

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by causing a BinHex or MacBinary file type to be downloaded, which causes the files to be executed if automatic decoding is enabled.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.4.9

References

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-013.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3471
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-053
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7336
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-013.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3471
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-053
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7336

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