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CVE-2012-1420

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 97.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-03-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

• Authentium Command Antivirus: 5.2.11.5
• Cat Quick Heal: 11.00
• ESET Nod32 Antivirus: 5795
• F-Prot Antivirus: 4.6.2.117
• Fortinet Antivirus: 4.2.254.0
• K7Computing Antivirus: 9.77.3565
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus: 7.0.0.125
• Microsoft Security Essentials: 2.0
• Norman Antivirus & Antispyware: 6.06.12
• Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus: 10.0.2.7
• Rising-Global Rising Antivirus: 22.83.00.03

References

• http://osvdb.org/80403
• http://osvdb.org/80406
• http://osvdb.org/80407
• http://osvdb.org/80409
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://osvdb.org/80403
• http://osvdb.org/80406
• http://osvdb.org/80407
• http://osvdb.org/80409
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005

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