CVE-2009-1240
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD
Unspecified vulnerability in the IBM Proventia engine 4.9.0.0.44 20081231, as used in IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System, Network Mail Security System Virtual Appliance, Desktop Endpoint Security, Network Multi-Function Security (MFS), and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware via a modified RAR archive.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.7% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1239)
- Published
- April 3, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1239 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / network multi-function security
- ibm / proventia desktop endpoint security
- ibm / proventia network mail security system
- ibm / proventia network mail security system virtual appliance
References
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/ibm-proventia-evasion-limited-details.html
- http://iss.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iss.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5417
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502369/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504987/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504992/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34345
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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