CVE-2012-1452: cat quick_heal
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1452 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in cat quick_heal. EPSS estimates a 88.90% 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 CAB file parser in Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified reserved1 field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB parser implementations.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
88.90%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 88.90% 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
3 vendors · 3 products
References
3 links- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.htmlX Refsource MISC