# CVE-2009-1348: The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security, SecurityShield for Microsoft ISA Server, Security fo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503173/100/0/threaded
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10001&actp=LIST_RECENT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34780
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/mcafee-multiple-bypassesevasions-ziprar.html

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