Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1438 (CCN-74253)

Assigned:2012-03-19
Published:2012-03-19
Updated:2012-03-27
Summary:The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office 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 Office 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-2012-1438

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80376
Sophos Anti-Virus Malformed Microsoft Office File Handling Scan Bypass

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

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52599
Multiple AntiVirus Products CVE-2012-1438 MS Office File Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Web Site
Sophos Antivirus

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-av-office-ustar-evasion(74253)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    comodo comodo antivirus 7425
    sophos sophos anti-virus 4.61.0
    sophos sophos anti-virus 4.61.0
    comodo comodo antivirus 7425