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CVE-2008-5548

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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
VirusbusterVirusbuster
Version 4.5.11.0

Weakness classification

CWE-20

References