The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] character sequence. 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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1444 The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] character sequence. 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:53:37.292Z

Reserved: 2012-02-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1419

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-03-21T10:11:47.097

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1419

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.