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CVE-2012-1462

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 97.8% 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 ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP parser implementations.

Affected products

• Ahnlab V3 Internet Security: 2011.01.18.00
• Aladdin Esafe: 7.0.17.0
• Avg Anti-Virus: 10.0.0.1190
• Cat Quick Heal: 11.00
• Emsisoft Anti-Malware: 5.1.0.1
• Fortinet Antivirus: 4.2.254.0
• Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner: 1.1.97.0
• JiangMin Antivirus: 13.0.900
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus: 7.0.0.125
• Symantec Endpoint Protection: 11.0

References

• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52613
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74310
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52613
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74310

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