CVE-2008-5525Improper Input Validation in Clamav

Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 12
Latest updateMay 14

Description

ClamAV 0.94.1 and possibly 0.93.1, 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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDclamav/clamav0.93.1, 0.94.1+1
debiandebian/clamav

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-m5gr-42wf-5c95: ClamAV 02022-05-14

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2008-5525: clamav - ClamAV 0.94.1 and possibly 0.93.1, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows...2008