CVE-2008-5539 describes a critical vulnerability in RISING Antivirus versions 21.06.31.00 and potentially 20.61.42.00, specifically when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection in HTML documents by prepending an MZ header and using specific file extensions (none, .txt, or .jpg), effectively disguising malicious code. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not included in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20.61.42.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:20.61.42.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.06.31.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:21.06.31.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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