Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0720

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Internet Explorerllm-fuzzy
Range: 5.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-013.shtmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3471nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-053nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7336nvd

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