CVE-2012-1438 describes a bypass vulnerability in the Microsoft Office file parsers of Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, allowing remote attackers to evade malware detection by embedding a specific "ustar" character sequence within an Office file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7425CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.61.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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