Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-5524

Title: Microsoft Internet Explorer Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2008-5524.

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Dec 12, 2008
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.94%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-5524: CAT-QuickHeal 10.00 and possibly 9.50, 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.

Impacted Vendors

M
microsoft 1
Q
quickheal 1

Reference Links

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
9.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-5524 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.