Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1428 (CCN-74243)

Assigned:2012-03-19
Published:2012-03-19
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary:The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \4a\46\49\46 character sequence at a certain location.
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Mar 18 2012
Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1428

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
80390

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
80409

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html

Source: CCN
Type: Norman Web Site
Antivirus | Norman — Proactive IT security

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80390
Sophos Anti-Virus Malformed TAR File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80409
Quick Heal Malformed TAR File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: Quick Heal Web Site
Quick Heal Antivirus

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
52579

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52579
Multiple AntiVirus Products TAR File Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Web Site
Sophos Antivirus

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-avprod-tar-evasion(74243)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-av-tar-evasion-cve20121428(74243)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:norman:norman_antivirus_&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    cat quick heal 11.00
    norman norman antivirus & antispyware 6.06.12
    sophos sophos anti-virus 4.61.0
    sophos sophos anti-virus 4.61.0