CVE-2012-1423
Description
The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MZ 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.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | |
| eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | |
| fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | |
| k7computing | antivirus | 9.77.3565 | |
| norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | |
| pc_tools | pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 | |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | |
| virusbuster | virusbuster | 13.6.151.0 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80393
- http://osvdb.org/80395
- http://osvdb.org/80396
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://osvdb.org/80393
- http://osvdb.org/80395
- http://osvdb.org/80396
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- 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.