Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Mar 21, 2012
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2012-1457
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
bitdefender / bitdefender 7.2 7.2.x
alwil / avast_antivirus 4.8.1351.0 4.8.1351.0.x
norman / norman_antivirus_&_antispyware 6.06.12 6.06.12.x
clamav / clamav 0.96.4 0.96.4.x
rising-global / rising_antivirus 22.83.00.03 22.83.00.03.x
anti-virus / vba32 3.12.14.2 3.12.14.2.x
eset / nod32_antivirus 5795 5795.x
trendmicro / housecall 9.120.0.1004 9.120.0.1004.x
avira / antivir 7.11.1.163 7.11.1.163.x
symantec / endpoint_protection 11.0 11.0.x
trendmicro / trend_micro_antivirus 9.120.0.1004 9.120.0.1004.x
f-prot / f-prot_antivirus 4.6.2.117 4.6.2.117.x
alwil / avast_antivirus 5.0.677.0 5.0.677.0.x
mcafee / gateway 2010.1c 2010.1c.x
kaspersky / kaspersky_anti-virus 7.0.0.125 7.0.0.125.x
cat / quick_heal 11.00 11.00.x
avg / avg_anti-virus 10.0.0.1190 10.0.0.1190.x
gdata-software / g_data_antivirus 21 21.x
k7computing / antivirus 9.77.3565 9.77.3565.x
jiangmin / jiangmin_antivirus 13.0.900 13.0.900.x
authentium / command_antivirus 5.2.11.5 5.2.11.5.x
ikarus / ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner 1.1.97.0 1.1.97.0.x
virusbuster / virusbuster 13.6.151.0 13.6.151.0.x
antiy / avl_sdk 2.0.3.7 2.0.3.7.x
microsoft / security_essentials 2.0 2.0.x
emsisoft / anti-malware 5.1.0.1 5.1.0.1.x
pc_tools / pc_tools_antivirus 7.0.3.5 7.0.3.5.x
aladdin / esafe 7.0.17.0 7.0.17.0.x
mcafee / scan_engine 5.400.0.1158 5.400.0.1158.x