CVE-2008-5539 — Improper Input Validation in Rising Antivirus
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
CNA7.6
EPSS
0.1%
top 69.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 12
Latest updateMay 14
Description
RISING Antivirus 21.06.31.00 and possibly 20.61.42.00, 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