CVE-2012-1426
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, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 90.0%, 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, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \42\5A\68 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
- 89.98% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- authentium/command antivirus · cat/quick heal · f-prot/f-prot antivirus · k7computing/antivirus · norman/norman antivirus \& antispyware · rising-global/rising antivirus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52585
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74241
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52585
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74241
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.