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TI-2008-05257 Aliases CVE-2008-5541GHSA-g97x-cqx3-893w

Sophos Anti-Virus 4.33.0, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Sophos Anti-Virus 4.33.0, 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07597 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:anti-virus:4.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.33.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7Running onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:anti-virus:4.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.33.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5541
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g97x-cqx3-893w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2008-06592 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sophos SAVScan 4.33.0 for Linux, and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-05451 Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2007-04430 Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2007-04431 Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2006-05450 Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-05449 Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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