CVE-2012-1442 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in multiple antivirus engines by submitting ELF files with modified class fields.
- 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-2012-1442?
CVE-2012-1442 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 Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified class field. 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-2012-1442?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Aladdin Esafe, Antiy Avl Sdk, Cat Quick Heal, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus, Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus, Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-Virus and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8px-62ch-j9gx.