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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EUVD-2008-5498 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.099Z
Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5523

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:02.717
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5523

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