CVE-2012-1456

CVE-2012-1456 describes a bypass vulnerability in the TAR file parsers of numerous antivirus products, including AVG, Quick Heal, Comodo, Kaspersky, McAfee, and Symantec. Attackers can bypass malware detection by appending a ZIP file to a TAR archive, potentially allowing malicious content to evade scanning. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a partial impact on integrity (malware bypass). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.