avast! antivirus 4.8.1281.0, 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-12T18:13:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.099Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5523

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:02.717

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:54:15.227

Link: CVE-2008-5523

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