CVE-2008-5527
Severity
9.3CRITICAL
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 12
Latest updateMay 14
Description
ESET Smart Security, 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 Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-q94v-58qf-j5g7: ESET Smart Security, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an M↗2022-05-14
CVEList▶
CVE-2008-5527: ESET Smart Security, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an M↗2008-12-12