Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2001-0154
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.112 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.112 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-06.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-020 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2524 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6306 (vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-066.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:141 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/7806 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0154?
- CVE-2001-0154 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2001-05-03.
- Is CVE-2001-0154 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.