CVE-2012-1462

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1462
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-21 10:11:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP parser implementations.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00 All All All
Application Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00 All All All
Application Aladdin Esafe 7.0.17.0 All All All
Application Aladdin Esafe 7.0.17.0 All All All
Application Avg Avg Anti-virus 10.0.0.1190 All All All
Application Avg Avg Anti-virus 10.0.0.1190 All All All
Application Cat Quick Heal 11.00 All All All
Application Cat Quick Heal 11.00 All All All
Application Emsisoft Anti-malware 5.1.0.1 All All All
Application Emsisoft Anti-malware 5.1.0.1 All All All
Application Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0 All All All
Application Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0 All All All
Application Ikarus Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0 All All All
Application Ikarus Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0 All All All
Application Jiangmin Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900 All All All
Application Jiangmin Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900 All All All
Application Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0.0.125 All All All
Application Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0.0.125 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple AntiVirus Products CVE-2012-1462 ZIP File Scan Evasion Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2012 MISC www.ieee-security.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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