CVE-2012-1424 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-1424

The TAR file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7,...

Vulnerability Description

The TAR file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \19\04\00\10 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 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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

avl sdk, quick heal, jiangmin antivirus, norman antivirus \& antispyware, pc tools antivirus, sophos anti-virus
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.3.7, 11.00, 13.0.900, 6.06.12, 7.0.3.5, 4.61.0

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.