CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-5520

AhnLab V3 2008.12.4.1 and possibly 2008.9.13.0, 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.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
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
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2008-12-12 06:30

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:55

NVD link : CVE-2008-5520

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5520

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20