CVE-2008-5544 describes a bypass vulnerability in Hacksoft The Hacker versions 6.3.1.2.174 and potentially 6.3.0.9.081, specifically when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7. Remote attackers can evade malware detection in HTML documents by prepending an MZ header and altering the filename to have no extension, a .txt extension, or a .jpg extension. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3.0.9.081CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hacksoft:the_hacker:6.3.0.9.081:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.1.2.174CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hacksoft:the_hacker:6.3.1.2.174:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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