The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar 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 Office parser implementations.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1461 The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar 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 Office parser implementations.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:52:56.978Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-1438

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-03-21T10:11:47.897

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

Link: CVE-2012-1438

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