Title: McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange X-header Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange is a virus-scanning application for the Exchange mail server.
The application is prone to a vulnerability that may allow certain email messages to bypass the scan engine. The vulnerability occurs because the software fails to properly inspect 'X-header' email headers.
Successful exploits will allow attackers to distribute files containing malicious code that the antivirus application will fail to detect.
Affected Products:
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 5,5 5.0.1007.1
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 5.5 5.0.902.1
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 5.5 5.0.964.1
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 5.5.0
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 6.0.0
- McAfee GroupShield for Exchange 6.0.616.102
References:
- McAfee: McAfee Homepage
- Simple Nomad: 30Apr2009 - A Tale of Two Bugs Update
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