CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1461

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 Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a .tar.gz file with multiple compressed streams. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Gzip parser implementations.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Vba32Anti-virus3.12.14.2 (including)3.12.14.2 (including)
Command_antivirusAuthentium5.2.11.5 (including)5.2.11.5 (including)
Avg_anti-virusAvg10.0.0.1190 (including)10.0.0.1190 (including)
BitdefenderBitdefender7.2 (including)7.2 (including)
Anti-malwareEmsisoft5.1.0.1 (including)5.1.0.1 (including)
Nod32_antivirusEset5795 (including)5795 (including)
F-secure_anti-virusF-secure9.0.16160.0 (including)9.0.16160.0 (including)
Fortinet_antivirusFortinet4.2.254.0 (including)4.2.254.0 (including)
Ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scannerIkarus1.1.97.0 (including)1.1.97.0 (including)
Jiangmin_antivirusJiangmin13.0.900 (including)13.0.900 (including)
AntivirusK7computing9.77.3565 (including)9.77.3565 (including)
Kaspersky_anti-virusKaspersky7.0.0.125 (including)7.0.0.125 (including)
GatewayMcafee2010.1c (including)2010.1c (including)
Scan_engineMcafee5.400.0.1158 (including)5.400.0.1158 (including)
Norman_antivirus_&_antispywareNorman6.06.12 (including)6.06.12 (including)
Rising_antivirusRising-global22.83.00.03 (including)22.83.00.03 (including)
Sophos_anti-virusSophos4.61.0 (including)4.61.0 (including)
Endpoint_protectionSymantec11.0 (including)11.0 (including)
HousecallTrendmicro9.120.0.1004 (including)9.120.0.1004 (including)
Trend_micro_antivirusTrendmicro9.120.0.1004 (including)9.120.0.1004 (including)

References