CVE-2012-1447

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 67.7% 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 ELF file parser in Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified e_version 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.

Affected products

Aladdin Esafe: 7.0.17.0
Drweb Dr.Web Antivirus: 5.0.2.03300
Fortinet Antivirus: 4.2.254.0
Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus: 10.0.2.7

References

http://osvdb.org/80432
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52601
http://osvdb.org/80432
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52601

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