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CVE-2012-1449

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 61.1% 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 CAB file parser in NOD32 Antivirus 5795 and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified vMajor field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB parser implementations.

Affected products

• ESET Nod32 Antivirus: 5795
• Rising-Global Rising Antivirus: 22.83.00.03

References

• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52616
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52616

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