CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in McAfee GroupShield (version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 05/05/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1491 since 04/30/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/11/2017).
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (50354).
Product
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800619
OpenVAS Name: McAfee GroupShield for Exchange X-Header Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/27/2009 🔍04/30/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
12/11/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-1491 (🔍)
X-Force: 50354 - McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange X- headers security bypass
SecurityFocus: 34949 - McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange X-header Scan Evasion Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 12/11/2017 08:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (43), 12/11/2017 08:12 (15)
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