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CVE-2012-1457

UNKNOWN
4.3CVSS
Published: 2012-03-21
Updated: 2025-04-11
AI Analysis

Description

The TAR file parser in 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, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, 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, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, 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 that exceeds the total TAR file size. 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector
network
Access Cmplx
medium
Auth
none
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
partial
Availability
none
Weaknesses
CWE-264

Metadata

Primary Vendor
ALADDIN
Published
3/21/2012
Last Modified
4/11/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

aladdin : esafealwil : avast_antivirusalwil : avast_antivirusanti-virus : vba32antiy : avl_sdkauthentium : command_antivirusavg : avg_anti-virusavira : antivirbitdefender : bitdefendercat : quick_healclamav : clamavemsisoft : anti-malwareeset : nod32_antivirusf-prot : f-prot_antivirusgdata-software : g_data_antivirusikarus : ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scannerjiangmin : jiangmin_antivirusk7computing : antiviruskaspersky : kaspersky_anti-virusmcafee : gatewaymcafee : scan_enginemicrosoft : security_essentialsnorman : norman_antivirus_\&_antispywarepc_tools : pc_tools_antivirusrising-global : rising_antivirussymantec : endpoint_protectiontrendmicro : housecalltrendmicro : trend_micro_antivirusvirusbuster : virusbuster

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