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TI-2008-05259 Aliases CVE-2008-5543GHSA-mwf8-694v-fr83

Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) 10, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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

Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) 10, 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 0.02951 87th 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:symantec:antivirus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7Running onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • 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-2008-5543
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwf8-694v-fr83

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01354 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-00106 HDNLRSVC.EXE in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-00103 Buffer overflow in the cliproxy.objects.1 ActiveX control in the Symantec Client Proxy… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01355 XFR.EXE in the Intel File Transfer service in the console in Symantec Alert Management… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-04190 The decomposer engine in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0, Symantec Endpoint… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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