CVE-2012-1459
Description
The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ahnlab | v3_internet_security | 2011.01.18.00 | |
| alwil | avast_antivirus | 4.8.1351.0 | |
| alwil | avast_antivirus | 5.0.677.0 | |
| anti-virus | vba32 | 3.12.14.2 | |
| antiy | avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 | |
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | |
| avg | avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 | |
| avira | antivir | 7.11.1.163 | |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 | |
| cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | |
| clamav | clamav | 0.96.4 | |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 | |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | |
| eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | |
| fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | |
| gdata-software | g_data_antivirus | 21 | |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | |
| jiangmin | jiangmin_antivirus | 13.0.900 | |
| k7computing | antivirus | 9.77.3565 | |
| kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 | |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c | |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 | |
| microsoft | security_essentials | 2.0 | |
| norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 | |
| pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 | |
| pc_tools | pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 | |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | |
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | 4.61.0 | |
| symantec | endpoint_protection | 11.0 | |
| trendmicro | housecall | 9.120.0.1004 | |
| trendmicro | trend_micro_antivirus | 9.120.0.1004 | |
| virusbuster | virusbuster | 13.6.151.0 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/80389
- http://osvdb.org/80390
- http://osvdb.org/80391
- http://osvdb.org/80392
- http://osvdb.org/80393
- http://osvdb.org/80395
- http://osvdb.org/80396
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52623
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74302
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1459
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.