AVG Anti-Virus 8.0.0.161, 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:46.997Z
Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5522

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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:02.703
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:54:15.083
Link: CVE-2008-5522

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