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CVE-2008-5539

RISING 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

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Summary

RISING 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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 4

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

securityreason.com

securityfocus.com