CVE-2008-5540 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2008-5540

Secure Computing Secure Web Gateway (aka Webwasher), when Internet Explorer...

Vulnerability Description

Secure Computing Secure Web Gateway (aka Webwasher), 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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CVE-2008-1797
Unspecified vulnerability in Secure Computing Webwasher 5.30 before build 3159...
High 7.1

Affected Vendor

secure computing

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Affected Software

secure web gateway, webwasher
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 12th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.