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CVE-2008-5542 Details

Description

Sunbelt VIPRE 3.1.1832.2 and possibly 3.1.1633.1, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sunbeltsoftware vipre
3.1.1633.1
3.1.1832.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1633.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1832.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft internet explorer
6
7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5542
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]