CVE-2001-0720 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh on Mac OS X allows remot)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0720 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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