CVE-2009-1348

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.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503173/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10001&actp=LIST_RECENT patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34949 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34780 vdb entry
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/mcafee-multiple-bypassesevasions-ziprar.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1348?
CVE-2009-1348 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1348?
To fix CVE-2009-1348, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1348 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1348 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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