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Vulnerability details: VCID-5rxn-cet3-aaab
Vulnerability ID VCID-5rxn-cet3-aaab
Aliases CVE-2012-1459
PYSEC-2012-26
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 3.9
Risk 7.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
System Score Found at
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epss 0.91719 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.92386 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97472 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
epss 0.97489 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1459
Reference id Reference type URL
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
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-1459
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1459
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74302
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52623
668273 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668273
cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2011.01.18.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2011.01.18.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:7.11.1.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:7.11.1.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gdata-software:g_data_antivirus:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gdata-software:g_data_antivirus:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus:2011-01-17.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus:2011-01-17.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-1459 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1459
USN-1482-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1482-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1459
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99627
EPSS Score 0.91052
Published At June 3, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
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