Secunia Security Advisory - Darren Bounds has reported a weakness in McAfee Webshield 3000, which allows malware to bypass detection.
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TITLE:
McAfee Webshield Appliances RFC2397 Bypass Weakness
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA13837
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13837/
CRITICAL:
Not critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
McAfee WebShield Appliances
http://secunia.com/product/278/
DESCRIPTION:
Darren Bounds has reported a weakness in McAfee Webshield 3000, which
allows malware to bypass detection.
For more information:
SA13792
This has been reported to affect McAfee Webshield 3000 4.3.20. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not rely solely on gateway / perimeter security.
Apply patches to fix vulnerabilities in client software and apply
other defence in depth measures.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Darren Bounds, Intrusense.
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA13792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13792/
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