CVE-2012-1458 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in ClamAV and Sophos Anti-Virus by crafting specific CHM files, allowing malicious content to evade scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1458?
CVE-2012-1458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, 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 Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1458?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Clamav Clamav, Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1458?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-1458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1458, GHSA-x2x7-346g-h5gv.