CVE-2012-1450 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in Emsisoft, Sophos, and Ikarus antivirus products by crafting a malicious CAB file with a modified reserved field.
- 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-2012-1450?
CVE-2012-1450 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 CAB file parser in Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified reserved3 field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB parser implementations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1450?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Ikarus Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner, Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x96-vmvq-2qcw.