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CVE-2012-1463

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 94.2% 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 AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness 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

• Ahnlab V3 Internet Security: 2011.01.18.00
• Aladdin Esafe: 7.0.17.0
• Authentium Command Antivirus: 5.2.11.5
• Bitdefender: 7.2
• Cat Quick Heal: 11.00
• Comodo Antivirus: 7424
• F-Prot Antivirus: 4.6.2.117
• F-Secure Anti-Virus: 9.0.16160.0
• McAfee Scan Engine: 5.400.0.1158
• Norman Antivirus & Antispyware: 6.06.12
• Nprotect Antivirus: 2011-01-17.01
• Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus: 10.0.2.7

References

• http://osvdb.org/80426
• http://osvdb.org/80433
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52614
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74311
• http://osvdb.org/80426
• http://osvdb.org/80433
• http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52614
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74311

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