CVE-2012-1426: authentium command_antivirus
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1426 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in authentium command_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 89.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-03-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
89.98%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 89.98% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Authentium1 product
- command_antivirus5.2.11.5
Cat1 product
- quick_heal11.00
F-prot1 product
- f-prot_antivirus4.6.2.117
K7computing1 product
- antivirus9.77.3565
Norman1 product
Rising-global1 product
- rising_antivirus22.83.00.03
6 vendors · 6 products
References
7 links- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlX Refsource MISC