CVE-2012-1420

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 Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \7fELF 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:cat:quick_heal:11.00:::::::*
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:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:::::::*

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:cat:quick_heal:11.00:::::::*
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:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:::::::*

CVE-2012-1420

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools