A vulnerability was found in Sunbeltsoftware VIPRE 3.1.1633.1/3.1.1832.2 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sunbelt VIPRE 3.1.1832.2 and possibly 3.1.1633.1, 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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5542 since 12/12/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (47435). The entries 45443, 45442, 45441 and 45440 are pretty similar.

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• Sunbeltsoftware

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• VIPRE

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• 3.1.1633.1
• 3.1.1832.2

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• end of life (old version)

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