CVE-2012-1423

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

21/03/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MZ character sequence. 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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

4.30

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:::::::*

CVE-2012-1423

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools