CVE-2012-1419 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in ClamAV and Quick Heal by crafting a specific POSIX TAR file, allowing malicious content to evade scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1419?
CVE-2012-1419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 21 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] character sequence. 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1419?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cat Quick Heal, Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1419?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-1419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419, GHSA-f477-w5xf-pqg9.