Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-5534
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662 and possibly 3440, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info") at the beginning, and modifying the filename to have (1) no extension, (2) a .txt extension, or (3) a .jpg extension, as demonstrated by a document containing a CVE-2006-5745 exploit.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 53.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
Products affected by CVE-2008-5534
-
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:3440
-
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:3662
-
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6
-
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7