PT-2008-6595 · Eset · Eset Nod32 Antivirus

Xhakerman2006 · Published 2008-12-12 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5534

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 ESET NOD32 Antivirus versions 3440 through 3662

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document. This can be achieved by placing an MZ header at the beginning of the document and modifying the filename to have no extension, a .txt extension, or a .jpg extension.

Recommendations For ESET NOD32 Antivirus versions 3440 through 3662, consider updating the software to a version that includes improved malware detection capabilities to prevent bypassing of malware detection.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5534

Affected Products

Eset Nod32 Antivirus

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5534 · 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