Description
Fortinet Antivirus 3.113.0.0, 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.
Published: 2008-12-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5506 Fortinet Antivirus 3.113.0.0, 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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Fortinet Fortiguard Antivirus
Microsoft Internet Explorer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:46.755Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5531

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:02.890

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5531

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