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CVE-2008-5541

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

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 4.33.0, 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.

Affected Platforms

Sophos Anti-VirusMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References