CVE-2012-1429 describes a bypass vulnerability in the ELF file parsers of several antivirus products, including Bitdefender, Comodo, and McAfee. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting an ELF file containing a specific "ustar" character sequence, allowing malware to evade detection. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7424CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.16160.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.97.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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