Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2012-1431
The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \4a\46\49\46 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:96.09%
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Attack Surface
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 |
| authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 |
| comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 |
| f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c |
| nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 |
| rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 |
| sophos | sophos_anti-virus | 4.61.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
96.091%
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 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-17T03:27:21 |
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