CVE-2008-5534

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662 and possibly 3440, 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 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 12, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5534: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix