MEDIUM · 4.3

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) 11.0...

Vulnerability 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 Score

4.3

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
AladdinEsafe7.0.17.0
AlwilAvast Antivirus4.8.1351.0
Anti-VirusVba323.12.14.2
AntiyAvl Sdk2.0.3.7
AuthentiumCommand Antivirus5.2.11.5
AvgAvg Anti-Virus10.0.0.1190
AviraAntivir7.11.1.163
BitdefenderBitdefender7.2
CatQuick Heal11.00
ClamavClamav0.96.4
EmsisoftAnti-Malware5.1.0.1
EsetNod32 Antivirus5795
F-ProtF-Prot Antivirus4.6.2.117
Gdata-SoftwareG Data Antivirus21
IkarusIkarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner1.1.97.0
JiangminJiangmin Antivirus13.0.900
K7ComputingAntivirus9.77.3565
KasperskyKaspersky Anti-Virus7.0.0.125
McafeeGateway2010.1c
McafeeScan Engine5.400.0.1158

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-1457?

CVE-2012-1457 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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) 11.0...

How severe is CVE-2012-1457?

CVE-2012-1457 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-1457?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Aladdin Esafe, Alwil Avast Antivirus, Anti-Virus Vba32, Antiy Avl Sdk, Authentium Command Antivirus.