CVE-2012-1420
Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \7fELF character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | |
| cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | |
| eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | |
| fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | |
| k7computing | antivirus | 9.77.3565 | |
| kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 | |
| microsoft | security_essentials | 2.0 | |
| norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | |
| pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 | |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80403
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://osvdb.org/80403
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.