CVE-2012-1454 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in various antivirus products by submitting ELF files with modified version 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-2012-1454?

CVE-2012-1454 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 Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, eSafe 7.0.17.0, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, 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 ei_version 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-2012-1454?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Aladdin Esafe, Drweb Dr.web Antivirus, Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus, Mcafee Gateway, Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus, Rising-Global Rising Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-1454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gw9-xrfp-7749.

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