CVE-2012-1427 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in Quick Heal, Norman, and Sophos antivirus products by crafting specific POSIX TAR files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1427?
CVE-2012-1427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, 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 Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \57\69\6E\5A\69\70 character sequence at a certain location. 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-2012-1427?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cat Quick Heal, Norman Norman Antivirus \& Antispyware, Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwg8-2j37-h8hh.