HIGH
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 May 7, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.21%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 5.5
- 5.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.21% 0.11207
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11207
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.21% (0.11207) | 95.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.21% (0.11207) | 95.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 16.80% (0.16798) | 94.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.13% (0.13130) | 93.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.88% (0.14880) | 90.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.13% (0.13130) | 93.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.23% (0.17226) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.64% (0.23645) | 96.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 3.37% (0.03366) | 89.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.57% (0.03573) | 90.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 94.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 94.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 87.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98596775905044&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1001197 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-06.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-066.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.osvdb.org/7806 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-020 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6306 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A141 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98596775905044&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1001197 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-06.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-066.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7806 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-020 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6306 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A141 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 7, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 10, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0154
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a