Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2012-1429
The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF 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 ELF parser implementations.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
4.3
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:92.63%
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Attack Surface
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 |
| ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 |
| softwin | bitdefender | 7.2 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
92.626%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2012-02-29T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-03-21T10:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-03-19 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T18:53:37 |
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