CVE-2012-1443 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-1443

The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03,...

Vulnerability Description

The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR 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 RAR parser implementations.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

v3 internet security, esafe, avast antivirus, vba32, avl sdk, command antivirus, avg anti-virus, antivir, bitdefender, quick heal, clamav, comodo antivirus, anti-malware, nod32 antivirus, f-prot antivirus, f-secure anti-virus, fortinet antivirus, g data antivirus, ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner, jiangmin antivirus, antivirus, kaspersky anti-virus, gateway, scan engine, security essentials, norman antivirus \& antispyware, nprotect antivirus, panda antivirus, pc tools antivirus, rising antivirus, sophos anti-virus, endpoint protection, housecall, trend micro antivirus, virusbuster
Vulnerable Versions:
2011.01.18.00, 7.0.17.0, 4.8.1351.0, 5.0.677.0, 3.12.14.2, 2.0.3.7, 5.2.11.5, 10.0.0.1190, 7.11.1.163, 7.2, 11.00, 0.96.4, 7424, 5.1.0.1, 5795, 4.6.2.117, 9.0.16160.0, 4.2.254.0, 21, 1.1.97.0, 13.0.900, 9.77.3565, 7.0.0.125, 2010.1c, 5.400.0.1158, 2.0, 6.06.12, 2011-01-17.01, 10.0.2.7, 7.0.3.5, 22.83.00.03, 4.61.0, 11.0, 9.120.0.1004, 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.