CVE-2012-1457
Description
The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size. 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.
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| aladdin esafe | 7.0.17.0 | — |
| alwil avast_antivirus | 4.8.1351.0, 5.0.677.0 | — |
| anti-virus vba32 | 3.12.14.2 | — |
| antiy avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 | — |
| authentium command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | — |
| avg avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 | — |
| avira antivir | 7.11.1.163 | — |
| bitdefender bitdefender | 7.2 | — |
| cat quick_heal | 11.00 | — |
| clamav clamav | 0.96.4 | — |
| emsisoft anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | — |
| eset nod32_antivirus | 5795 | — |
| f-prot f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | — |
| gdata-software g_data_antivirus | 21 | — |
| ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | — |
| jiangmin jiangmin_antivirus | 13.0.900 | — |
| k7computing antivirus | 9.77.3565 | — |
| kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 | — |
| mcafee gateway | 2010.1c | — |
| mcafee scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 | — |
| microsoft security_essentials | 2.0 | — |
| norman norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | — |
| pc_tools pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 | — |
| rising-global rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | — |
| symantec endpoint_protection | 11.0 | — |
| trendmicro housecall | 9.120.0.1004 | — |
| trendmicro trend_micro_antivirus | 9.120.0.1004 | — |
| virusbuster virusbuster | 13.6.151.0 | — |
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