CVE-2009-1491
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 None
Description
McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange on Exchange Server 2000, and possibly other anti-virus or anti-spam products from McAfee or other vendors, does not scan X- headers for malicious content, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a crafted message, as demonstrated by a message with an X-Testing header and no message body.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2009-1491
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2009-05-05T19:30:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-08-17T01:30:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:groupshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09/ | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50354 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1491 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1491 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:01:14 | Added to TrackCVE |