CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5525

clamav: CVE-2008-5525

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.88% · Oct 27, 2026

ClamAV 0.94.1 and possibly 0.93.1, 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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	clamav	sid	`1.4.6+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	forky	`1.4.6+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	trixie	`1.4.3+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	clamav	bookworm	`1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2`	not affected
Debian	clamav	bookworm-security	`1.4.6+dfsg-0+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	clamav	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	clamav	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[clamav]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-base]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-daemon]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-doc]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-docs]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-freshclam]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-milter]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamav-testfiles]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[clamdscan]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[libclamav12]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
[libclamav-dev]Not affected
Source package: [clamav]
Details (2)
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm
- 1.4.3+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · clamav · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:25 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5525]

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