CVE-2012-1431
Description
The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \4a\46\49\46 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
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 | |
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 | |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 | |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c | |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 | |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | |
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | 4.61.0 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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