CVE-2012-1427
Description
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 \57\69\6E\5A\69\70 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.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.87096 (87.1% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- multiple-av-tar-evasion-cve20121427(74242) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- 20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 80409 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- 52587 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- 80390 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
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