CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1429

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 ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a ustar character sequence at a certain location. 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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EsafeAladdin7.0.17.0 (including)7.0.17.0 (including)
Comodo_antivirusComodo7424 (including)7424 (including)
Anti-malwareEmsisoft5.1.0.1 (including)5.1.0.1 (including)
F-secure_anti-virusF-secure9.0.16160.0 (including)9.0.16160.0 (including)
Ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scannerIkarus1.1.97.0 (including)1.1.97.0 (including)
GatewayMcafee2010.1c (including)2010.1c (including)
Scan_engineMcafee5.400.0.1158 (including)5.400.0.1158 (including)
Nprotect_antivirusNprotect2011-01-17.01 (including)2011-01-17.01 (including)
BitdefenderSoftwin7.2 (including)7.2 (including)

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