CVE-2012-1457
First published: Wed Mar 21 2012(Updated: )
The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin eSafe | =7.0.17.0 | |
| Avast Antivirus | =4.8.1351.0 | |
| Avast Antivirus | =5.0.677.0 | |
| VirusBlokAda VBA32 | =3.12.14.2 | |
| Antiy AVL SDK | =2.0.3.7 | |
| Authentium Command Antivirus | =5.2.11.5 | |
| AVG Anti-Virus | =10.0.0.1190 | |
| Avira AntiVir | =7.11.1.163 | |
| Bitdefender | =7.2 | |
| QuickHeal CAT QuickHeal | =11.00 | |
| ClamAV ClamAV | =0.96.4 | |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware | =5.1.0.1 | |
| ESET NOD32 Antivirus | =5795 | |
| F-PROT Antivirus | =4.6.2.117 | |
| G Data Antivirus | =21 | |
| Ikarus Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner | =1.1.97.0 | |
| Jiangmin Jiangmin Antivirus | =13.0.900 | |
| K7 Computing AntiVirus | =9.77.3565 | |
| Kaspersky Anti-Virus | =7.0.0.125 | |
| McAfee Gateway | =2010.1c | |
| McAfee Scan Engine | =5.400.0.1158 | |
| Microsoft Security Essentials | =2.0 | |
| Norman Antivirus & Antispyware | =6.06.12 | |
| PC Tools Antivirus | =7.0.3.5 | |
| Rising Antivirus | =22.83.00.03 | |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection | =11.0 | |
| Trend Micro HouseCall | =9.120.0.1004 | |
| Trend Micro Antivirus | =9.120.0.1004 | |
| VirusBuster VirusBuster | =13.6.151.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/80389
- http://osvdb.org/80391
- http://osvdb.org/80392
- http://osvdb.org/80393
- http://osvdb.org/80395
- http://osvdb.org/80396
- http://osvdb.org/80403
- http://osvdb.org/80406
- http://osvdb.org/80407
- http://osvdb.org/80409
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52610
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74293
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/aladdin
- canonical/aladdin esafe
- version/aladdin esafe/7.0.17.0
- vendor/alwil
- canonical/avast antivirus
- version/avast antivirus/4.8.1351.0
- version/avast antivirus/5.0.677.0
- vendor/anti-virus
- canonical/virusblokada vba32
- version/virusblokada vba32/3.12.14.2
- vendor/antiy
- canonical/antiy avl sdk
- version/antiy avl sdk/2.0.3.7
- vendor/authentium
- canonical/authentium command antivirus
- version/authentium command antivirus/5.2.11.5
- vendor/avg
- canonical/avg anti-virus
- version/avg anti-virus/10.0.0.1190
- vendor/avira
- canonical/avira antivir
- version/avira antivir/7.11.1.163
- vendor/bitdefender
- canonical/bitdefender
- version/bitdefender/7.2
- vendor/cat
- canonical/quickheal cat quickheal
- version/quickheal cat quickheal/11.00
- vendor/clamav
- canonical/clamav clamav
- version/clamav clamav/0.96.4
- vendor/emsisoft
- canonical/emsisoft anti-malware
- version/emsisoft anti-malware/5.1.0.1
- vendor/eset
- canonical/eset nod32 antivirus
- version/eset nod32 antivirus/5795
- vendor/f-prot
- canonical/f-prot antivirus
- version/f-prot antivirus/4.6.2.117
- vendor/gdata-software
- canonical/g data antivirus
- version/g data antivirus/21
- vendor/ikarus
- canonical/ikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner
- version/ikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner/1.1.97.0
- vendor/jiangmin
- canonical/jiangmin jiangmin antivirus
- version/jiangmin jiangmin antivirus/13.0.900
- vendor/k7computing
- canonical/k7 computing antivirus
- version/k7 computing antivirus/9.77.3565
- vendor/kaspersky
- canonical/kaspersky anti-virus
- version/kaspersky anti-virus/7.0.0.125
- vendor/mcafee
- canonical/mcafee gateway
- version/mcafee gateway/2010.1c
- canonical/mcafee scan engine
- version/mcafee scan engine/5.400.0.1158
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft security essentials
- version/microsoft security essentials/2.0
- vendor/norman
- canonical/norman antivirus & antispyware
- version/norman antivirus & antispyware/6.06.12
- vendor/pc tools
- canonical/pc tools antivirus
- version/pc tools antivirus/7.0.3.5
- vendor/rising-global
- canonical/rising antivirus
- version/rising antivirus/22.83.00.03
- vendor/symantec
- canonical/symantec endpoint protection
- version/symantec endpoint protection/11.0
- vendor/trendmicro
- canonical/trend micro housecall
- version/trend micro housecall/9.120.0.1004
- canonical/trend micro antivirus
- version/trend micro antivirus/9.120.0.1004
- vendor/virusbuster
- canonical/virusbuster virusbuster
- version/virusbuster virusbuster/13.6.151.0