CVE-2012-1438: comodo comodo_antivirus
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1438 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in comodo comodo_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 13.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-03-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.96%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 13.96% 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
Comodo1 product
- comodo_antivirus7425
Sophos1 product
- sophos_anti-virus4.61.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlX Refsource MISC