Hacksoft The Hacker 6.3.1.2.174 and possibly 6.3.0.9.081, 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: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.246Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-5544

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:03.140

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:54:18.230

Link: CVE-2008-5544

cve-icon Redhat

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