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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2008.9.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2008.12.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-12-12 18:30

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:33


NVD link : CVE-2008-5520

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-5520


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • internet_explorer

ahnlab

  • v3_internet_security
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation