CVE-2012-1430: Medium severity aladdin esafe vulnerability

Published Mar 21, 2012
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Updated

The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \19\04\00\10 character sequence at a certain location. 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.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Aladdin eSafe=7.0.17.0
Bitdefender BitDefender=7.2
Comodo Comodo Antivirus=7424
F-Secure Anti-Virus=9.0.16160.0
McAfee Gateway=2010.1c
McAfee Scan Engine=5.400.0.1158
nProtect Nprotect Antivirus=2011-01-17.01
Rising-global Rising Antivirus=22.83.00.03
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=4.61.0

Event History

Mar 21, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1430?

CVE-2012-1430 is categorized as a high severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-1430?

To fix CVE-2012-1430, update the affected antivirus software to the latest version provided by the vendor.

3

Which antivirus products are affected by CVE-2012-1430?

CVE-2012-1430 affects several antivirus products including Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, and F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-1430?

CVE-2012-1430 is a vulnerability related to the ELF file parser used in various antivirus solutions.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2012-1430?

Yes, there are reports of exploited instances related to CVE-2012-1430 in the wild.

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