CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-5540

Secure Computing Secure Web Gateway (aka Webwasher), 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-2008-5540

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5540

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20