Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \7fELF 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.
Published: 2012-03-21
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 16.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Authentium Command Antivirus
Cat Quick Heal
Eset Nod32 Antivirus
F-prot F-prot Antivirus
Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus
K7computing Antivirus
Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-virus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Norman Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware
Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus
Rising-global Rising Antivirus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:53:37.450Z

Reserved: 2012-02-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1420

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-03-21T10:11:47.130

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

Link: CVE-2012-1420

cve-icon Redhat

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