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CVE-2012-1463

The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ELF parser implementations.

  • Published: Mar 21, 2012
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2012-1463
  • 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
ahnlab / v3_internet_security 2011.01.18.00 2011.01.18.00.x
norman / norman_antivirus_&_antispyware 6.06.12 6.06.12.x
f-secure / f-secure_anti-virus 9.0.16160.0 9.0.16160.0.x
f-prot / f-prot_antivirus 4.6.2.117 4.6.2.117.x
cat / quick_heal 11.00 11.00.x
authentium / command_antivirus 5.2.11.5 5.2.11.5.x
nprotect / nprotect_antivirus 2011-01-17.01 2011-01-17.01.x
aladdin / esafe 7.0.17.0 7.0.17.0.x
pandasecurity / panda_antivirus 10.0.2.7 10.0.2.7.x
comodo / comodo_antivirus 7424 7424.x
mcafee / scan_engine 5.400.0.1158 5.400.0.1158.x