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CVE-2008-5524

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

CAT-QuickHeal 10.00 and possibly 9.50, 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.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5499)
Published
December 12, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5499 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • quickheal / cat quickheal
  • quickheal / cat quickheal

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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