VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-1420

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 97.1%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 97.11% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: 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
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.