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CVE-2012-1461 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Vi...

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 98.2%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, 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, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, 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, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a .tar.gz file with multiple compressed streams. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Gzip parser implementations.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
anti-virus vba32 = 3.12.14.2 No fix listed
authentium command antivirus = 5.2.11.5 No fix listed
avg anti-virus = 10.0.0.1190 No fix listed
bitdefender = 7.2 No fix listed
emsisoft anti-malware = 5.1.0.1 No fix listed
eset nod32 antivirus = 5795 No fix listed
f-secure anti-virus = 9.0.16160.0 No fix listed
fortinet antivirus = 4.2.254.0 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
mcafee gateway = 2010.1c No fix listed
mcafee scan engine = 5.400.0.1158 No fix listed
norman antivirus antispyware = 6.06.12 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

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