Arbitrary Script Execution in Outlook Express 6.00 via MIME Content Type Vulnerability

Arbitrary Script Execution in Outlook Express 6.00 via MIME Content Type Vulnerability

CVE-2001-0999 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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