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TI-2012-01264 Aliases CVE-2012-1442GHSA-m8px-62ch-j9gx

The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning…

Priority HIGH 65CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified class field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ELF parser implementations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.98794 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.17.0VulnerableAladdin
cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3.7VulnerableAntiy
cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.00VulnerableCat
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.16160.0VulnerableF-Secure
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.254.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0.125VulnerableKaspersky
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2010.1cVulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.400.0.1158VulnerableMcAfee
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.2.7VulnerablePandasecurity
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.83.00.03VulnerableRising-global
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.17.0 Vulnerable ·Aladdin
  • cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3.7 Vulnerable ·Antiy
  • cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Cat
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.16160.0 Vulnerable ·F-Secure
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.254.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.125 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010.1c Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.400.0.1158 Vulnerable ·McAfee
  • cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Pandasecurity
  • cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.83.00.03 Vulnerable ·Rising-global
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.61.0VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.61.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8px-62ch-j9gx

References

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Sources

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