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CVE-2009-1491

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2009-05-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Exchange ServerMcafee Groupshield

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References