FKIE_CVE-2008-5522

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-12 18:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
AVG Anti-Virus 8.0.0.161, 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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
avg antivirus 8.0.0.161
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft internet_explorer 7
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