CVE-2012-1429
Description
The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a ustar character sequence at a certain location. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ELF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 | |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 | |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c | |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 | |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 | |
| softwin | bitdefender | 7.2 | |
References
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74244
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74244
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.