CVE-2001-0712
N/A
Published: October 12, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInternet Explorer
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200109Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200291VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3116Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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