CVE-2009-1491 describes a critical vulnerability in McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange 2000, and potentially other anti-virus/anti-spam products, where malicious content embedded in X-headers is not scanned, allowing attackers to bypass virus detection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:groupshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.