CVE-2012-1440

mediumpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.777 · 100 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
77.7% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Is it mine?
6 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The ELF file parser in Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, eSafe 7.0.17.0, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified identsize field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ELF parser implementations.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9
v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USprimary
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2012-03-21modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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