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    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 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.

    Published:Mar 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00349
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Authentium
    Product
    Command Antivirus
    Vendor
    Cat
    Product
    Quick Heal
    Vendor
    F-prot
    Product
    F-prot Antivirus
    Vendor
    K7computing
    Product
    Antivirus
    Vendor
    Norman
    Product
    Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware
    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

    Related CVEs

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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