CVE-2012-1443

Medium

Description

The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR file with an initial MZ character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different RAR parser implementations.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductAladdin Esafe
PublishedMar 21, 2012
First seenMar 21, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
aladdin esafe7.0.17.0—
ahnlab v3_internet_security2011.01.18.00—
alwil avast_antivirus4.8.1351.0, 5.0.677.0—
anti-virus vba323.12.14.2—
antiy avl_sdk2.0.3.7—
authentium command_antivirus5.2.11.5—
avg avg_anti-virus10.0.0.1190—
avira antivir7.11.1.163—
bitdefender bitdefender7.2—
cat quick_heal11.00—
clamav clamav0.96.4—
comodo comodo_antivirus7424—
emsisoft anti-malware5.1.0.1—
eset nod32_antivirus5795—
f-prot f-prot_antivirus4.6.2.117—
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus9.0.16160.0—
fortinet fortinet_antivirus4.2.254.0—
gdata-software g_data_antivirus21—
ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner1.1.97.0—
jiangmin jiangmin_antivirus13.0.900—
k7computing antivirus9.77.3565—
kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus7.0.0.125—
mcafee gateway2010.1c—
mcafee scan_engine5.400.0.1158—
microsoft security_essentials2.0—
norman norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware6.06.12—
nprotect nprotect_antivirus2011-01-17.01—
pandasecurity panda_antivirus10.0.2.7—
pc_tools pc_tools_antivirus7.0.3.5—
rising-global rising_antivirus22.83.00.03—
sophos sophos_anti-virus4.61.0—
symantec endpoint_protection11.0—
trendmicro housecall9.120.0.1004—
trendmicro trend_micro_antivirus9.120.0.1004—
virusbuster virusbuster13.6.151.0—

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