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CVE-2009-1491

N/A
Published: May 5, 2009 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGroupshield· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Groupshield· McAfee
95%
All versions
microsoft-exchange-server (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09/
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50354

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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