CVE-2012-1421
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MSCF 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:0.00191
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cat
Product
Quick Heal
Cat
Quick Heal
Vendor
Norman
Product
Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware
Norman
Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware
Vendor
Rising-global
Product
Rising Antivirus
Rising-global
Rising Antivirus
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Endpoint Protection
Symantec
Endpoint Protection
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
