CVE-2012-1453
Description
The CAB file parser in Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified coffFiles field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB 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.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| antiy | avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 | |
| ca | etrust_vet_antivirus | 36.1.8511 | |
| drweb | dr.web_antivirus | 5.0.2.03300 | |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | |
| fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | |
| kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 | |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c | |
| microsoft | security_essentials | 2.0 | |
| pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 | |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | |
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | 4.61.0 | |
| trendmicro | housecall | 9.120.0.1004 | |
| trendmicro | trend_micro_antivirus | 9.120.0.1004 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80482
- http://osvdb.org/80483
- http://osvdb.org/80484
- http://osvdb.org/80485
- http://osvdb.org/80486
- http://osvdb.org/80487
- http://osvdb.org/80488
- http://osvdb.org/80489
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52621
- http://osvdb.org/80482
- http://osvdb.org/80483
- http://osvdb.org/80484
- http://osvdb.org/80485
- http://osvdb.org/80486
- http://osvdb.org/80487
- http://osvdb.org/80488
- http://osvdb.org/80489
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52621
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.