CVE-2012-1438

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUM
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 21
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar 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 Office parser implementations.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g8w7-grwr-hp6m: The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 42022-05-17
CVEList
CVE-2012-1438: The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 42012-03-21
CVE-2012-1438 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.3) | The Microsoft Office file parser in | cvebase.io