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CVE-2008-5529

CRITICAL
9.3
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0250%
EPSS Percentile43.20th
PublishedDec 12, 2008
Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

CA eTrust Antivirus 31.6.6086, 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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