CVE-2012-1462 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in multiple antivirus products by sending a ZIP file with invalid data, allowing malicious payloads 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-2012-1462?
CVE-2012-1462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, 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 ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP parser implementations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1462?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Ahnlab V3 Internet Security, Aladdin Esafe, Avg Avg Anti-Virus, Cat Quick Heal, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Fortinet Fortinet Antivirus and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x25-57q8-33g5.