Pctools develops endpoint security products including antivirus, firewall, and threat-detection utilities positioned for consumer and small-business protection. The observed vulnerability pattern centers on synchronization and input-validation issues in these security tools, reflecting the complexity of real-time monitoring and kernel-level operations inherent to host-based defense software. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Pctools over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (11 CVEs).
11 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2012-1459MEDIUM The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10 | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 71 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1457MEDIUM The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 70 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1443MEDIUM The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protectio | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 69 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1446MEDIUM The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Norman Antiv | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 67 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1425MEDIUM The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikar | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 65 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1423MEDIUM The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line S | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 63 | NO | NO |
CVE-2012-1424MEDIUM The TAR file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, and Soph | Mar 21, 2012 | 4.3 | 61 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-5537HIGH PC Tools AntiVirus 4.4.2.0, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info | Dec 12, 2008 | 9.3 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2010-5178MEDIUM Race condition in ThreatFire 4.7.0.17 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and execute dangerous code that would otherwise be blocked by a handler | Aug 25, 2012 | 6.2 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2010-5173MEDIUM Race condition in PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0.0.88 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and execute dangerous code that would otherwise be blocked b | Aug 25, 2012 | 6.2 | 19 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (11 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pctools.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pctools — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.