PT-2008-6591 · Ewido+1 · Ewido Security Suite+1

Xhakerman2006 · Published 2008-12-12 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5530

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ewido Security Suite version 4.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection in HTML documents by modifying the file to include an MZ header at the beginning and altering the filename to have no extension, a .txt extension, or a .jpg extension. This can be exploited when using Internet Explorer 6 or 7.

Recommendations For Ewido Security Suite version 4.0, consider updating the software to a version that includes improved malware detection capabilities to prevent bypassing of malware detection. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of Internet Explorer 6 or 7 when using Ewido Security Suite version 4.0 to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5530

Affected Products

Ewido Security Suite

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5530 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435 · Note