CVE-2002-0269

Summary: CVE-2002-0269 concerns Internet Explorer 5.x/6 that treats a loaded object as an HTML document even when its MIME type is text/plain, potentially enabling remote script execution in documents the user trusts not to contain executable content. What is affected: Internet Explorer 5.x and 6...

CVE-2002-0270

CVE-2002-0270 involves Opera. When the option “Determine action by MIME type” is disabled, Opera may treat an object as an HTML document even if its Content-Type is text/plain. This can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in documents users do not expect, potentially affecting web...

CVE-2002-0270

Opera, when configured with the "Determine action by MIME type" option disabled, interprets an object as an HTML document even when its MIME Content-Type is text/plain, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in documents that the user does not expect, possibly through web...

CVE-2002-0269

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6 interprets an object as an HTML document even when its MIME Content-Type is text/plain, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in documents that the user does not expect, possibly through web applications that use a text/plain type to prevent...

DoS and forced user addition to ICQ

ICQ register appllication/x-icq MIME type .uin for files. This files allows to add user to contact list without notice. It's also possible to cause DoS against ICQ via .hpf files...

Bypassing content filtering

There are common methods allowing to bypass almost any content filtering software antiviral products, CVP firewalls, mail attachment filters, etc. I believe multiple products are vulnerable. Contents: I. Bypassing attachment detection or invalid detection of attachment type. 1. Encoded filename o...

CVE-2001-0692

The vulnerability CVE-2001-0692 affects WatchGuard Firebox SMTP proxy in models 2500 and 4500 running versions 4.5 and 4.6. A remote attacker can bypass firewall filtering by sending a base64 MIME email attachment whose boundary name ends with two dashes, exploiting how the SMTP proxy processes M...

CVE-2001-0544

IIS 5.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service hang via by installing content that produces a certain invalid MIME Content-Type header, which corrupts the File Type table...

CVE-2001-0700

Buffer overflow in w3m 0.2.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64 encoded MIME header...

CVE-2001-0677

Eudora 5.0.2 is affected. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files by crafting an email whose Attachment Converted MIME header contains the path to a target file; when the user forwards the message, the file is sent to the attacker. Root cause involves improper handling of the Attachment Conver...

CVE-2001-0692

SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox 2500 and 4500 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes...

CVE-2001-0544

CVE-2001-0544 affects IIS 5.0. A crafted invalid MIME Content-Type header can cause a denial of service by corrupting the File Type table. Local user access, no authentication required, partial availability impact. Connected docs mention related MS01-044 references; no patch/fix details are provi...

CVE-2001-0700

CVE-2001-0700 affects w3m up to version 0.2.1, where a buffer overflow in MIME header parsing may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long base64-encoded MIME header. Debian advisories DSA-064-1 and DSA-081-1 address this by updating w3m and w3m-ssl; OpenVAS/NASL entries descr...

Critical: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated PHP packages are available [updated 2002-Mar-11]

Updated PHP packages are available to fix vulnerabilities in the functions that parse multipart MIME data, which are used when uploading files through forms. This revised advisory contains updated packages for Red Hat Linux 7, 7.1, and 7.2. PHP is an HTML-embeddable scripting language. A number o...

CVE-2001-0999

CVE-2001-0999 concerns Outlook Express 6.00, where remote attackers could cause arbitrary script execution by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message with MIME type text/plain. This contradicts the expected behavior that text/plain messages do not run scripts. The available references (NVD, CVE List) ...

CVE-2001-0999

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script...

MSIE may download and run programs automatically - details

This posting briefly describes some technical details of the vulnerability discussed in the Bugtraq messages with the subjects "MSIE may download and run progams automatically" Dec 14 2001 and "File extensions spoofable in MSIE download dialog" Nov 26 2001. The flaw allows a malicious web site to...

Advisory CA-2001-36 Microsoft Internet Explorer Does Not Respect Content-Disposition and Content-Type MIME Headers

CERT Advisory CA-2001-36 Microsoft Internet Explorer Does Not Respect Content-Disposition and Content-Type MIME Headers Original release date: December 19, 2001 Last revised: -- Source: CERT/CC A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file. Systems Affected Microsoft Internet...

Microsoft Internet Explorer Does Not Respect Content-Disposition and Content-Type MIME Headers

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in its handling of certain MIME headers in web pages and HTML email messages. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system when the victim visits a web page or views an HTML email message...

CVE-2001-0712

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, et...