CVE-2012-1438
The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar character sequence at a certain location. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Office parser implementations.
Published:Mar 21, 2012
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Mar 21, 2012
EPSS Score:0.01564
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Comodo
Product
Comodo Antivirus
Comodo
Comodo Antivirus
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Anti-virus
Sophos
Sophos Anti-virus
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
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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