CVE-2012-1421
Severity
4.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 21
Latest updateMay 17
Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MSCF 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.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9