CVE-2012-1457
The TAR file parser in 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, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, 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, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, 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 that exceeds the total TAR file size. 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.
EPSS 98.33% · 99.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 |
| virusbuster | virusbuster | 13.6.151.0 |
| avg | avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 |
| pc_tools | pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 |
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 |
| alwil | avast_antivirus | 5.0.677.0, 4.8.1351.0 |
| k7computing | antivirus | 9.77.3565 |
| anti-virus | vba32 | 3.12.14.2 |
| kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 |
| eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| avira | antivir | 7.11.1.163 |
| microsoft | security_essentials | 2.0 |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 |
| jiangmin | jiangmin_antivirus | 13.0.900 |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 |
| trendmicro | housecall | 9.120.0.1004 |
…and 9 more
Timeline
- Mar 20, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Oct 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 80403 vdb
- 80389 vdb
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html url
- 52610 vdb
- 20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products mailing-list
- MDVSA-2012:094 vendor-advisory
- 80407 vdb
- http://osvdb.org/80391 technical
- http://osvdb.org/80393 technical
- http://osvdb.org/80395 technical
- http://osvdb.org/80396 technical
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html technical
- http://osvdb.org/80392 technical
- http://osvdb.org/80409 technical
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74293 technical
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1457 advisory
- http://osvdb.org/80406 url