Vulnerability in Cat Quick Heal
CVE-2012-1419
The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] character sequence. 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.410 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.410 · newest: 0.410 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cat Quick Heal — versions 11.00
- Clamav — versions 0.96.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52572 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/80409 (vdb-entry)
- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1419?
- CVE-2012-1419 is a vulnerability in Cat Quick Heal, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-03-21.
- Is CVE-2012-1419 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.