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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1348?

It affects 13 products.


Products: 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, Mcafee Securityshield for Microsoft Sharepoint, Mcafee Total Protection, Mcafee Total Protection for Endpoint, Mcafee Virusscan Commandline, Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise, Mcafee Virusscan Plus, Mcafee Virusscan Usb.

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1348 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1348

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