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Vulnerability details: VCID-z7du-zx2w-nubk
Vulnerability ID VCID-z7du-zx2w-nubk
Aliases CVE-2008-5525
Summary ClamAV 0.94.1 and possibly 0.93.1, 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
epss 0.00468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
cvssv2 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5525
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5525
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.93.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.94.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.94.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-5525 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5525
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5525
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.644
EPSS Score 0.00468
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T17:35:09.215376+00:00 EPSS Importer Import https://epss.cyentia.com/epss_scores-current.csv.gz 38.0.0