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CVE-2012-1426 The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03....

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 89.5%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \42\5A\68 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
authentium command antivirus = 5.2.11.5 No fix listed
cat quick heal = 11.00 No fix listed
f-prot antivirus = 4.6.2.117 No fix listed
k7computing antivirus = 9.77.3565 No fix listed
norman antivirus antispyware = 6.06.12 No fix listed
rising-global rising antivirus = 22.83.00.03 No fix listed

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