Unscored severity · published Mar 21, 2012
CVE-2012-1423
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…
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CVSS
89.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)89.7% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Anti-malware · Emsisoft
5.1.0.1 · source: NVD
AN
Antivirus · K7computing
9.77.3565 · source: NVD
CA
Command Antivirus · Authentium
5.2.11.5 · source: NVD
FA
F-prot Antivirus · F-prot
4.6.2.117 · source: NVD
FA
Fortinet Antivirus · Fortinet
4.2.254.0 · source: NVD
IV
Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner · Ikarus
1.1.97.0 · source: NVD
NA
Nod32 Antivirus · Eset
5795 · source: NVD
NA
Norman Antivirus & Antispyware · Norman
6.06.12 · source: NVD
PT
PC Tools Antivirus · PC Tools
7.0.3.5 · source: NVD
RA
Rising Antivirus · Rising-global
22.83.00.03 · source: NVD
VI
Virusbuster · Virusbuster
13.6.151.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1423
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1423
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80393
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80395
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80396
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80406
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80407
www.ieee-security.org
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
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