CVE-2008-5539
high · 9.3RISING Antivirus 21.06.31.00 and possibly 20.61.42.00, 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.
9.3
CVSS
10.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
95th
EPSS percentile
2008-12-12
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 20.61.42.00 |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 21.06.31.00 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
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
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2008-5539