Improper input validation in Avast Antivirus
CVE-2008-5523
avast! antivirus 4.8.1281.0, 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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Avast Avast_antivirus — versions 4.8.1281.0
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6, 7
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)