cve/2008/CVE-2008-5543.md

### [CVE-2008-5543](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5543)
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### Description

Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) 10, 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00			`### [CVE-2008-5543](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5543)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen)`

			`### Description`

			`Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) 10, 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.`

			`### POC`

			`#### Reference`
			`- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723`
Update CVE sources 2024-06-09 00:33 2024-06-09 00:33:16 +00:00			`- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723`
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00
			`#### Github`
			`No PoCs found on GitHub currently.`