CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1426

Published: Mar 21, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial 425A68 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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Command_antivirusAuthentium5.2.11.5 (including)5.2.11.5 (including)
Quick_healCat11.00 (including)11.00 (including)
F-prot_antivirusF-prot4.6.2.117 (including)4.6.2.117 (including)
AntivirusK7computing9.77.3565 (including)9.77.3565 (including)
Norman_antivirus_&_antispywareNorman6.06.12 (including)6.06.12 (including)
Rising_antivirusRising-global22.83.00.03 (including)22.83.00.03 (including)

References