CVE-2012-1438
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.140 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (3)
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references (6)
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- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005cnnvd
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005enisa_euvd
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005nvd
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