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CVE-2012-1421 The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attacke...

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 87.7%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MSCF 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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cat quick heal = 11.00 No fix listed
norman antivirus antispyware = 6.06.12 No fix listed
rising-global rising antivirus = 22.83.00.03 No fix listed
symantec endpoint protection = 11.0 No fix listed

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