National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0154
Original release date:05/03/2001
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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CERT/CC Advisory: CA-2001-06
Name: CA-2001-06
External Source: MS
Name: MS01-020
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20010330 Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: ie-mime-execute-code(6306)
External Source: BID
Name: 2524
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 7806
External Source: CIAC
Name: L-066
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1001197
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:141
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:141
Type: Tool Signature
