CVE-2008-5533 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2008-5533 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 12/12/2008 | CVE Updated: 07/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2008
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2008-5533 Description

K7AntiVirus 7.10.541 and possibly 7.10.454, 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.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).