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    CVE-2012-1420

    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.

    Published:Mar 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.19728
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Authentium
    Product
    Command Antivirus
    Vendor
    Cat
    Product
    Quick Heal
    Vendor
    Eset
    Product
    Nod32 Antivirus
    Vendor
    F-prot
    Product
    F-prot Antivirus
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortinet Antivirus
    Vendor
    K7computing
    Product
    Antivirus
    Vendor
    Kaspersky
    Product
    Kaspersky Anti-virus
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Security Essentials
    Vendor
    Norman
    Product
    Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware
    Vendor
    Pandasecurity
    Product
    Panda Antivirus
    Vendor
    Rising-global
    Product
    Rising Antivirus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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