CVE-2012-1459

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 21 Mar 2012, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 19:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
33/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
79.55% CRITICAL
80% probability -5.84%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Mar 2012, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 19:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 79.55%• Percentile: 99%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • ahnlab•v3_internet_security

    2011.01.18.00

  • alwil•avast_antivirus

    4.8.1351.0 | 5.0.677.0

  • anti-virus•vba32

    3.12.14.2

  • antiy•avl_sdk

    2.0.3.7

  • authentium•command_antivirus

    5.2.11.5

  • avg•avg_anti-virus

    10.0.0.1190

  • avira•antivir

    7.11.1.163

  • bitdefender•bitdefender

    7.2

  • cat•quick_heal

    11.00

  • clamav•clamav

    0.96.4

  • comodo•comodo_antivirus

    7424

  • emsisoft•anti-malware

    5.1.0.1

  • eset•nod32_antivirus

    5795

  • f-prot•f-prot_antivirus

    4.6.2.117

  • f-secure•f-secure_anti-virus

    9.0.16160.0

  • fortinet•fortinet_antivirus

    4.2.254.0

  • gdata-software•g_data_antivirus

    21

  • ikarus•ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner

    1.1.97.0

  • jiangmin•jiangmin_antivirus

    13.0.900

  • k7computing•antivirus

    9.77.3565

  • kaspersky•kaspersky_anti-virus

    7.0.0.125

  • mcafee•gateway

    2010.1c

  • mcafee•scan_engine

    5.400.0.1158

  • microsoft•security_essentials

    2.0

  • norman•norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware

    6.06.12

  • nprotect•nprotect_antivirus

    2011-01-17.01

  • pandasecurity•panda_antivirus

    10.0.2.7

  • pc_tools•pc_tools_antivirus

    7.0.3.5

  • rising-global•rising_antivirus

    22.83.00.03

  • sophos•sophos_anti-virus

    4.61.0

  • symantec•endpoint_protection

    11.0

  • trendmicro•housecall

    9.120.0.1004

  • trendmicro•trend_micro_antivirus

    9.120.0.1004

  • virusbuster•virusbuster

    13.6.151.0

References (17)