Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2012-1442
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified class field. 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:98.95%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 |
| antiy | avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 |
| cat | quick_heal | 11.00 |
| f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 |
| fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 |
| kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 |
| mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c |
| mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 |
| pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 |
| 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
98.952%
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 | 2024-08-06T19:01:00 |
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