CVE - CVE-2008-5542

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5542	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Sunbelt VIPRE 3.1.1832.2 and possibly 3.1.1633.1, 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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BUGTRAQ:20081208 Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Malicious WebPage Detection Bypass URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20081209 Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Malicious WebPage Detection Bypass -Update- URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded SREASON:4723 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 XF:multiple-antivirus-mzheader-code-execution(47435) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20081212	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081212)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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