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CVE-2008-5548
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
VirusBuster 4.5.11.0, 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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 9.3/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
| CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:4.5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
No
|
- | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
No
|
- |