HIGH
Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by causing a BinHex or MacBinary file type to be downloaded, which causes the files to be executed if automatic decoding is enabled
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by causing a BinHex or MacBinary file type to be downloaded, which causes the files to be executed if automatic decoding is enabled.
Affected products
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.
2.09% 0.02092
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02092
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 80.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 79.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 75.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02062) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02062) | 89.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 3.95% (0.03946) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 5.48% (0.05483) | 92.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.56% (0.07560) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-013.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3471 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7336 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-013.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3471 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-053 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7336 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0720
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a