CVE-2008-5543
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-12-12 18:13
Modified
2024-08-07 10:56
Severity ?
Summary
Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) 10, 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
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
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