CVE-2008-5533

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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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:7.10.541:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:7.10.454:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-12-12 10:30

Updated : 2018-10-11 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2008-5533

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5533


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CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

k7computing

  • antivirus

microsoft

  • internet_explorer