PT-2009-3989 · Mcafee+1 · Mcafee Groupshield+2

Published 2009-05-05 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-1491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange version on Exchange Server 2000

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection by sending a crafted message. This is demonstrated by a message with an X-Testing header and no message body, which is not scanned for malicious content.

Recommendations: For McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange on Exchange Server 2000, consider configuring the product to scan X- headers for malicious content as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the email system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1491

Affected Products

Exchange 2000 Server

Mcafee Groupshield

Exchange Server

References · 4

• 🔥 http://nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1491 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1491 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50354 · Note