CVE-2012-1431 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in various antivirus products by crafting ELF files with specific byte sequences, allowing malicious code to evade scanning.
- 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-2012-1431?
CVE-2012-1431 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 ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \4a\46\49\46 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 ELF parser implementations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1431?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Aladdin Esafe, Authentium Command Antivirus, Bitdefender Bitdefender, Comodo Comodo Antivirus, F-Prot F-Prot Antivirus, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mwm-7f2m-m3gr.