CVE-2012-1428

Published Mar 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 87.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \4a\46\49\46 character sequence at a certain location. 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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1453 The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \4a\46\49\46 character sequence at a certain location. 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:53 PM
Reserved
Feb 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 21, 2012, 10:11 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM