Not ratedCVE-2012-1443

    Ahnlab V3 Internet Security: security vulnerability (CVE-2012-1443)

    Published Sources: CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    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 Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR file with an initial MZ character sequence.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • Pc Tools Antivirus eq 7.0.3.5..7.0.3.5
    • rising-global Rising Antivirus eq 22.83.00.03..22.83.00.03
    • Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus eq 4.61.0..4.61.0
    • Symantec Endpoint Protection (Mac Client) eq 11.0..11.0
    • Trend Micro Housecall eq 9.120.0.1004..9.120.0.1004
    • Trend Micro Antivirus eq 9.120.0.1004..9.120.0.1004
    • Virusbuster eq 13.6.151.0..13.6.151.0
    • Ahnlab V3 Internet Security eq 2011.01.18.00..2011.01.18.00
    • Aladdin Esafe eq 7.0.17.0..7.0.17.0
    • Alwil Avast Antivirus eq 4.8.1351.0..4.8.1351.0
    • Alwil Avast Antivirus eq 5.0.677.0..5.0.677.0
    • Anti-virus Vba32 eq 3.12.14.2..3.12.14.2
    • Antiy Avl SDK eq 2.0.3.7..2.0.3.7
    • Authentium Command Antivirus eq 5.2.11.5..5.2.11.5
    • Avg Anti-virus eq 10.0.0.1190..10.0.0.1190
    • Avira Antivir eq 7.11.1.163..7.11.1.163
    • Bitdefender eq 7.2..7.2
    • CAT Quick Heal eq 11.00..11.00
    • Cisco ClamAV eq 0.96.4..0.96.4
    • Comodo Antivirus eq 7424..7424
    • EMSISOFT Anti-Malware eq 5.1.0.1..5.1.0.1
    • ESET Nod32 Antivirus eq 5795..5795
    • F-Prot F-Prot Antivirus eq 4.6.2.117..4.6.2.117
    • F-secure Anti-virus eq 9.0.16160.0..9.0.16160.0
    • Fortinet Antivirus eq 4.2.254.0..4.2.254.0
    • G Data Antivirus eq 21..21
    • Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner eq 1.1.97.0..1.1.97.0
    • Jiangmin Antivirus eq 13.0.900..13.0.900
    • K7 Computing AntiVirus eq 9.77.3565..9.77.3565
    • Kaspersky Anti-Virus eq 7.0.0.125..7.0.0.125
    • McAfee Gateway eq 2010.1c..2010.1c
    • McAfee McAfee Scan Engine eq 5.400.0.1158..5.400.0.1158
    • Microsoft Security Essentials eq 2.0..2.0
    • Norman Antivirus & Antispyware eq 6.06.12..6.06.12
    • Nprotect Antivirus eq 2011-01-17.01..2011-01-17.01
    • Pandasecurity Panda Antivirus eq 10.0.2.7..10.0.2.7

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    Metrics

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    Priority

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

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    CVSS v3

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

    99.64 %

    EPSS score

    High — model estimates ≥ 50% chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 99.95

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    Severity
    Not rated
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    79.92 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    99.64 %
    High — model estimates ≥ 50% chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    99.95
    Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    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 Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR file with an initial MZ character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different RAR parser implementations.

    Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    ahnlabv3_internet_security
    • 2011.01.18.00
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    aladdinesafe
    • 7.0.17.0
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    alwilavast_antivirus
    • 4.8.1351.0
    • 5.0.677.0
    • —
    • —
    anti-virusvba32
    • 3.12.14.2
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    antiyavl_sdk
    • 2.0.3.7
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    authentiumcommand_antivirus
    • 5.2.11.5
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    avgavg_anti-virus
    • 10.0.0.1190
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    aviraantivir
    • 7.11.1.163
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    bitdefenderbitdefender
    • 7.2
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    catquick_heal
    • 11.00
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    clamavclamav
    • 0.96.4
    • —
    comodocomodo_antivirus
    • 7424
    • —
    emsisoftanti-malware
    • 5.1.0.1
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    esetnod32_antivirus
    • 5795
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    f-protf-prot_antivirus
    • 4.6.2.117
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    f-securef-secure_anti-virus
    • 9.0.16160.0
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    fortinetfortinet_antivirus
    • 4.2.254.0
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    gdata-softwareg_data_antivirus
    • 21
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    ikarusikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner
    • 1.1.97.0
    • —
    jiangminjiangmin_antivirus
    • 13.0.900
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    k7computingantivirus
    • 9.77.3565
    • —
    kasperskykaspersky_anti-virus
    • 7.0.0.125
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    mcafeegateway
    • 2010.1c
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    mcafeescan_engine
    • 5.400.0.1158
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    microsoftsecurity_essentials
    • 2.0
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    normannorman_antivirus_\&_antispyware
    • 6.06.12
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    nprotectnprotect_antivirus
    • 2011-01-17.01
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    pandasecuritypanda_antivirus
    • 10.0.2.7
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    pc_toolspc_tools_antivirus
    • 7.0.3.5
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    rising-globalrising_antivirus
    • 22.83.00.03
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    sophossophos_anti-virus
    • 4.61.0
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    symantecendpoint_protection
    • 11.0
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    trendmicrohousecall
    • 9.120.0.1004
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    trendmicrotrend_micro_antivirus
    • 9.120.0.1004
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    virusbustervirusbuster
    • 13.6.151.0
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    Vendors and products

    References & sources

    • osvdb.org80472Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • securityfocus.com20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus productsMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
    • securityfocus.com52612Vulnerability database, x_refsource_BID
    • osvdb.org80467Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80461Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80470Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80460Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • ieee-security.orgTC/SP2012/program.htmlx_refsource_MISC
    • osvdb.org80468Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80456Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80457Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80458Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80454Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80455Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80459Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80469Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80471Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
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