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CVE-2012-1459 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefend...

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 100.0%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known
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Description

The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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
debian/clamav(Debian:12) < 0.97.5+dfsg-1 0.97.5+dfsg-1
debian/clamav(Debian:13) < 0.97.5+dfsg-1 0.97.5+dfsg-1
debian/clamav(Debian:14) < 0.97.5+dfsg-1 0.97.5+dfsg-1
ahnlab v3 internet security = 2011.01.18.00 No fix listed
alwil avast antivirus = 4.8.1351.0 No fix listed
alwil avast antivirus = 5.0.677.0 No fix listed
anti-virus vba32 = 3.12.14.2 No fix listed
antiy avl sdk = 2.0.3.7 No fix listed
authentium command antivirus = 5.2.11.5 No fix listed
avg anti-virus = 10.0.0.1190 No fix listed
avira antivir = 7.11.1.163 No fix listed
bitdefender = 7.2 No fix listed
cat quick heal = 11.00 No fix listed
clamav = 0.96.4 No fix listed
comodo antivirus = 7424 No fix listed
emsisoft anti-malware = 5.1.0.1 No fix listed
eset nod32 antivirus = 5795 No fix listed
f-prot antivirus = 4.6.2.117 No fix listed
f-secure anti-virus = 9.0.16160.0 No fix listed
fortinet antivirus = 4.2.254.0 No fix listed
gdata-software g data antivirus = 21 No fix listed
ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner = 1.1.97.0 No fix listed
jiangmin antivirus = 13.0.900 No fix listed
k7computing antivirus = 9.77.3565 No fix listed
kaspersky anti-virus = 7.0.0.125 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcafee gateway = 2010.1c No fix listed
mcafee scan engine = 5.400.0.1158 No fix listed
Microsoft security essentials = 2.0 No fix listed
norman antivirus antispyware = 6.06.12 No fix listed
nprotect antivirus = 2011-01-17.01 No fix listed
pandasecurity panda antivirus = 10.0.2.7 No fix listed
pc tools antivirus = 7.0.3.5 No fix listed
rising-global rising antivirus = 22.83.00.03 No fix listed
sophos anti-virus = 4.61.0 No fix listed
symantec endpoint protection = 11.0 No fix listed
trendmicro housecall = 9.120.0.1004 No fix listed
trendmicro trend micro antivirus = 9.120.0.1004 No fix listed
virusbuster = 13.6.151.0 No fix listed

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