CVE-2008-5545 describes a critical vulnerability in Trend Micro VSAPI 8.700.0.1004, specifically when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection in HTML documents by manipulating file extensions and prepending an MZ header, effectively disguising malicious executables. 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. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been identified, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 74/100 underscores its potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.700.0.1004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:trend_micro_antivirus:8.700.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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