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CVE-2008-5530

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to...

9.3 High

CVE-2008-5530 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Avg Ewido Security Suite, 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 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.91%EPSS, 80th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, 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.

Exploit likelihood

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

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.3

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, 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.

Record
CVE-2008-5530
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 ListNo score

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, 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.

Record
CVE-2008-5530
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5505No score

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, 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.

Record
EUVD-2008-5505
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv6c-6rww-5vx8No score

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to...

Ewido Security Suite 4.0, 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.

Record
GHSA-hv6c-6rww-5vx8
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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