CVE-2012-1463 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass malware detection in multiple antivirus products by submitting ELF files with modified endianness 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-2012-1463?
CVE-2012-1463 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 AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness 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-2012-1463?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Ahnlab V3 Internet Security, Aladdin Esafe, Authentium Command Antivirus, Bitdefender Bitdefender, Cat Quick Heal, Comodo Comodo Antivirus and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1463?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1463 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1463 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m74p-gqj9-cr9v.