CVE-2001-0712
The rendering engine in Internet Explorer determines the MIME type independently of the type that...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0712- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0712- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0698 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0698- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h36f-47pj-244w No score
The rendering engine in Internet Explorer determines the MIME type independently of the type that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h36f-47pj-244w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0712 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.96%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.