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TI-2012-01268 Aliases CVE-2012-1446GHSA-vffc-hw5r-68jc

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, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, 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 encoding 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 0.99619 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 · 14

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:ca:etrust_vet_antivirus:36.1.8511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36.1.8511VulnerableCa
cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.00VulnerableCat
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:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06.12VulnerableNorman
cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.2.7VulnerablePandasecurity
  • 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:ca:etrust_vet_antivirus:36.1.8511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36.1.8511 Vulnerable ·Ca
  • cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Cat
  • 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:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06.12 Vulnerable ·Norman
  • cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Pandasecurity
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3.5VulnerablePc Tools
cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.83.00.03VulnerableRising-global
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.61.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3.5 Vulnerable ·Pc Tools
  • cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.83.00.03 Vulnerable ·Rising-global
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.61.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vffc-hw5r-68jc

References

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Sources

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