CVE-2012-1457 describes a bypass vulnerability in the TAR file parsers of numerous antivirus products, including Avira, Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, and McAfee. Attackers can craft malicious TAR archives with a length field exceeding the total file size, allowing malware to evade detection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.8.1351.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.677.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.14.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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