CVE-2012-1463
Description
The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, 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 Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness field. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ahnlab | v3_internet_security | 2011.01.18.00 | |
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 | |
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 | |
| cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 | |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 | |
| norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 | |
| pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80426
- http://osvdb.org/80433
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74311
- http://osvdb.org/80426
- http://osvdb.org/80433
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74311
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.