Not ratedCVE-2012-1457

    Aladdin Esafe: security vulnerability (CVE-2012-1457)

    Published Sources: CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    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 Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size.

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

    Affected
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

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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.

    98.3 %

    EPSS score

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

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 99.92

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    Severity
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    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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    79.87 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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    98.3 %
    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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    99.92
    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 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 Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR 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
    aladdinesafe
    • 7.0.17.0
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    alwilavast_antivirus
    • 4.8.1351.0
    • 5.0.677.0
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    anti-virusvba32
    • 3.12.14.2
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    antiyavl_sdk
    • 2.0.3.7
    • —
    authentiumcommand_antivirus
    • 5.2.11.5
    • —
    avgavg_anti-virus
    • 10.0.0.1190
    • —
    aviraantivir
    • 7.11.1.163
    • —
    bitdefenderbitdefender
    • 7.2
    • —
    catquick_heal
    • 11.00
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    clamavclamav
    • 0.96.4
    • —
    emsisoftanti-malware
    • 5.1.0.1
    • —
    esetnod32_antivirus
    • 5795
    • —
    f-protf-prot_antivirus
    • 4.6.2.117
    • —
    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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    pc_toolspc_tools_antivirus
    • 7.0.3.5
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    rising-globalrising_antivirus
    • 22.83.00.03
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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

    • lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:0833Vendor advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
    • osvdb.org80406Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80393Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • securityfocus.com20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus productsMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
    • osvdb.org80403Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80389Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80391Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80409Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80396Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80392Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • ieee-security.orgTC/SP2012/program.htmlx_refsource_MISC
    • mandriva.comMDVSA-2012:094Vendor advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
    • securityfocus.com52610Vulnerability database, x_refsource_BID
    • osvdb.org80407Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • osvdb.org80395Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB
    • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commultiple-av-tar-length-evasion(74293)Vulnerability database, x_refsource_XF
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