CVE-2012-1424
What it is
The TAR file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \19\04\00\10 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 TAR parser implementations.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 86.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 86.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 86.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Antiy Avl Sdk 2.0.3.7
- Cat Quick Heal 11.00
- Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900
- Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware 6.06.12
- Pc Tools Pc Tools Antivirus 7.0.3.5
- Sophos anti-virus 4.61.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- http://osvdb.org/80390
- http://osvdb.org/80391
- http://osvdb.org/80392
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://osvdb.org/80390
- http://osvdb.org/80391
- http://osvdb.org/80392
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005