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CVE-2008-5522

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2008-12-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet ExplorerAvg Antivirus

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References