CVE-2012-1423 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-1423

The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware...

Vulnerability Description

The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MZ 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

command antivirus, anti-malware, nod32 antivirus, f-prot antivirus, fortinet antivirus, ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner, antivirus, norman antivirus \& antispyware, pc tools antivirus, rising antivirus, virusbuster
Vulnerable Versions:
5.2.11.5, 5.1.0.1, 5795, 4.6.2.117, 4.2.254.0, 1.1.97.0, 9.77.3565, 6.06.12, 7.0.3.5, 22.83.00.03, 13.6.151.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 21st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.