DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419

    Published: 21 Mar 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-1419

    Summary:

    Details: The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1419

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: clamav

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.97.5+dfsg-1

    Affected versions

    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
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