CVE-2008-5542 describes a critical vulnerability in Sunbelt VIPRE 3.1.1832.2 (and possibly 3.1.1633.1) when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7. Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in HTML documents by prepending an MZ header and using specific file extensions (none, .txt, or .jpg), as demonstrated with a CVE-2006-5745 exploit. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a critical severity with network-based attacks, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion is reported, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 74/100 suggests a notable potential for impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.1633.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1633.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.1832.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sunbeltsoftware:vipre:3.1.1832.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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