CVE-2008-5532

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
Ikarus Virus Utilities T3.1.1.45.0 and possibly T3.1.1.34.0, 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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-5532
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-12-12T18:30:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-11T20:55:54
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_antivirus:t3.1.1.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_antivirus:t3.1.1.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5532
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5532
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:27:23 Added to TrackCVE