Sophos Anti-Virus 4.33.0, 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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-12-12T18:13:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:46.870Z
Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5541
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:03.077
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:54:17.807
Link: CVE-2008-5541
Redhat
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