Remote Bypass Vulnerability in McAfee Antivirus Products
CVE-2009-1348

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee
Status
Total Protection
Securityshield For Email Servers
Internet Security Suite
Virusscan Enterprise
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 April 2009

Summary

A remote code execution bypass vulnerability exists in various McAfee antivirus products due to improper handling of fields in malformed RAR and ZIP archives. Attackers can exploit this weakness to evade virus detection, effectively allowing them to introduce malicious files onto vulnerable systems. The flaw stems from the handling of the Headflags, Packsize, and Filelength fields, which can be manipulated in crafted files, posing significant risks to users and organizations relying on these security products.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503173/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/34949
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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