CVE-2009-1348 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass virus detection by sending malformed RAR or ZIP archives with invalid header fields to McAfee security products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-1348?

CVE-2009-1348 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security, SecurityShield for Microsoft ISA Server, Security for Microsoft Sharepoint, Security for Email Servers, Email Gateway, and Active Virus Defense allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection via (1) an invalid Headflags field in a malformed RAR archive, (2) an invalid Packsize field in a malformed RAR archive, or (3) an invalid Filelength field in a malformed ZIP archive.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1348?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Mcafee Active Virus Defense, Mcafee Active Virusscan, Mcafee Email Gateway, Mcafee Internet Security Suite, Mcafee Securityshield for Email Servers, Mcafee Securityshield for Microsoft Isa Server and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-1348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5.

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