The AV engine before DAT 5600 in McAfee VirusScan, Total Protection, Internet Security…
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02835 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_virus_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2009 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_email_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_microsoft_isa_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_virus_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:active_virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_email_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_microsoft_isa_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_microsoft_sharepoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2009 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_commandline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:sap:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:storage:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_plus:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2009 | Vulnerable | McAfee |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_usb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | McAfee |
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:securityshield_for_microsoft_sharepoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_commandline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:sap:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:-:-:storage:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_plus:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 Vulnerable ·McAfee
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_usb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·McAfee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1348
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-1348 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1348 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72mq-5g76-mmq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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