Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1457
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1457
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 97.40%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1457
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-1457
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-1457
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74293
Multiple Antivirus Products TAR file length field evasion CVE-2012-1457 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2012
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52610
Multiple AntiVirus Products CVE-2012-1457 TAR File Scan Evasion Vulnerability
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
mandriva.com
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
SecurityFocus
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0833-1: important: ClamAV: 0.97.5 u
Products affected by CVE-2012-1457
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:7.11.1.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gdata-software:g_data_antivirus:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*