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CVE-2008-5541

 

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Sophos Anti-Virus v4.33.0, cuando se utiliza Internet Explorer 6 o 7, permite a atacantes remotos eludir la detección de malware en un documento HTML colocando una cabecera MZ (alias "EXE info") al principio, y modificar el nombre del archivo a (1 ) sin extensión, (2) una extensión. txt, o (3) una extensión .jpg, como lo demuestra un documento que contiene un exploit CVE-2006-5745.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sophos
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Anti-virus
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4.33.0
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-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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6
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-
Safe
Sophos
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Anti-virus
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4.33.0
Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Anti-virus" and version "4.33.0"
-
Affected
in Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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7
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"
-
Safe