Improper input validation in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2008-5548
VirusBuster 4.5.11.0, 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: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6, 7
- Virusbuster — versions 4.5.11.0
- 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)