CVE-2008-5544
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.972 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.8%
Hacksoft The Hacker 6.3.1.2.174 and possibly 6.3.0.9.081, 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 configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| hacksoft:the_hacker | hacksoft the hacker | eq | 6.3.0.9.081 |
| hacksoft:the_hacker | hacksoft the hacker | eq | 6.3.1.2.174 |
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.972 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.8%