CVE-2012-1424
Antiy AVL SDK 2.0.3.7 - Malware Detection Bypass via TAR File Parser
Title source: llmDescription
The TAR file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR 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 TAR parser implementations.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80391
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80409
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80392
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80390
Scores
EPSS
0.0415
EPSS Percentile
88.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (6)
antiy/avl_sdk
2.0.3.7
cat/quick_heal
11.00
jiangmin/jiangmin_antivirus
13.0.900
norman/norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware
6.06.12
pc_tools/pc_tools_antivirus
7.0.3.5
sophos/sophos_anti-virus
4.61.0
Published
Mar 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026