CVE-2012-1420
mediumpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.971 · 100 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- kaspersky kaspersky anti-virus= 7.0.0.125nvdUScpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- norman norman antivirus & antispyware= 6.06.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- rising-global rising antivirus= 22.83.00.03nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005cnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/80403enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/80406enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/80407enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/80409enisa_euvd
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005enisa_euvd
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