CVE-2009-1348
The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security,...
CVE-2009-1348 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Mcafee Active Virus Defense, published April 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.6 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.83%EPSS, 86th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- mcafee active virus defense
- mcafee email gateway
- mcafee securityshield for microsoft isa server
- mcafee total protection
- mcafee active virusscan
- mcafee internet security suite
- mcafee securityshield for email servers
- mcafee securityshield for microsoft sharepoint
- mcafee total protection for endpoint
- mcafee virusscan commandline
- mcafee virusscan enterprise
- mcafee virusscan plus
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What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.6
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-1348- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-1348- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1346No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1346- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5No score
The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/503173/100/0/threaded
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10001&actp=LIST_RECENT
secunia.com/advisories/34949
securityfocus.com/bid/34780
blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/mcafee-multiple-bypassesevasions-ziprar.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1348
github.com/advisories/GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5