CVE-2012-1435 describes a bypass vulnerability in the Microsoft EXE file parsers of several antivirus products, including AhnLab V3, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, eSafe, Ikarus Virus Utilities, and Panda Antivirus. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting an EXE file containing a specific character sequence (\50\4B\4C\49\54\45) at a particular location, allowing malware to evade detection. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2011.01.18.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2011.01.18.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.97.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.