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.
References
- CA-2001-06 third-party-advisory
- MS01-020 vendor-advisory
- 2524 vdb-entry
- 1001197 vdb-entry
- ie-mime-execute-code(6306) vdb-entry
- L-066 third-party-advisory government-resource
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:141 vdb-entry signature
- 20010330 Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment mailing-list
- 7806 vdb-entry