CVE-2008-5542

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None

Description

Sunbelt VIPRE 3.1.1832.2 and possibly 3.1.1633.1, 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-2008-5542

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2008-12-12T18:30:03

Last Modified Date
2018-10-11T20:55:59

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-20	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1633.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1832.2:::::::*	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-2008-5542
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5542

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:27:22				Added to TrackCVE