Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1429 (CCN-74244)

Assigned:2012-03-19
Published:2012-03-19
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary:The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a ustar 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 ELF 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: Comodo Web Site
Comodo Antivirus

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Mar 18 2012
Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1429

Source: CCN
Type: BitDefender Web Site
BitDefender Antivirus

Source: CCN
Type: Emsisoft Web Site
Emsisoft Anti-Malware

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80410
Bitdefender Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80411
Comodo Antivirus Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80412
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80413
eSafe Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80414
F-Secure Anti-Virus Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80415
Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80416
nProtect Anti-Virus Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80417
McAfee Multiple Product Malformed ELF File Handling Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: eSafe Web Site
SafeNet Antivirus

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

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52581
Multiple AntiVirus Products CVE-2012-1429 ELF File Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-av-elf-ustar-evasion(74244)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-av-elf-ustar-evasion(74244)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus:2011-01-17.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:softwin:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus:2011-01-17.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    aladdin esafe 7.0.17.0
    comodo comodo antivirus 7424
    emsisoft anti-malware 5.1.0.1
    f-secure f-secure anti-virus 9.0.16160.0
    ikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner 1.1.97.0
    mcafee gateway 2010.1c
    mcafee scan engine 5.400.0.1158
    nprotect nprotect antivirus 2011-01-17.01
    softwin bitdefender 7.2
    emsisoft anti-malware 5.1.0.1
    comodo comodo antivirus 7424
    nprotect nprotect antivirus 2011-01-17.01