CVE-2001-0712

Published Oct 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 6.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0698 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM
Reserved
Sep 7, 2001, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 30, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM