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CVE-2008-5546

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to...

9.3 High

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, 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.

Exploit likelihood

1.91%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, 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.

Record
CVE-2008-5546
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, 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.

Record
CVE-2008-5546
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5521 No score

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, 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.

Record
EUVD-2008-5521
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-463w-4vfg-qcpp No score

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to...

VirusBlokAda VBA32 3.12.8.5, 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.

Record
GHSA-463w-4vfg-qcpp
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-5546 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Virusblokada Vba32 Antivirus, published December 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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