Vulnerability Description
The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, 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, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, 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, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, 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 corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ahnlab | V3 Internet Security | 2011.01.18.00 |
| Alwil | Avast Antivirus | 4.8.1351.0 |
| Anti-Virus | Vba32 | 3.12.14.2 |
| Antiy | Avl Sdk | 2.0.3.7 |
| Authentium | Command Antivirus | 5.2.11.5 |
| Avg | Avg Anti-Virus | 10.0.0.1190 |
| Avira | Antivir | 7.11.1.163 |
| Bitdefender | Bitdefender | 7.2 |
| Cat | Quick Heal | 11.00 |
| Clamav | Clamav | 0.96.4 |
| Comodo | Comodo Antivirus | 7424 |
| Emsisoft | Anti-Malware | 5.1.0.1 |
| Eset | Nod32 Antivirus | 5795 |
| F-Prot | F-Prot Antivirus | 4.6.2.117 |
| F-Secure | F-Secure Anti-Virus | 9.0.16160.0 |
| Fortinet | Fortinet Antivirus | 4.2.254.0 |
| Gdata-Software | G Data Antivirus | 21 |
| Ikarus | Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner | 1.1.97.0 |
| Jiangmin | Jiangmin Antivirus | 13.0.900 |
| K7Computing | Antivirus | 9.77.3565 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/80389
- http://osvdb.org/80390
- http://osvdb.org/80391
- http://osvdb.org/80392
- http://osvdb.org/80393
- http://osvdb.org/80395
- http://osvdb.org/80396
- http://osvdb.org/80403
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
FAQ
What is CVE-2012-1459?
CVE-2012-1459 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, 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, Bitdefend...
How severe is CVE-2012-1459?
CVE-2012-1459 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-2012-1459?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ahnlab V3 Internet Security, Alwil Avast Antivirus, Anti-Virus Vba32, Antiy Avl Sdk, Authentium Command Antivirus.