Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5521
CVE-2008-5521
Description
Avira AntiVir 7.9.0.36 and possibly 7.8.1.28, 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.
Affected products
2Patches
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