CVE-2008-5520

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5520
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-12 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-11 20:55:00 UTC
DescriptionAhnLab 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2008.12.4.1 All All All
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2008.9.13.0 All All All
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2008.12.4.1 All All All
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2008.9.13.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Malicious WebPage Detection Bypass - CXSecurity.com SREASON securityreason.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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