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TI-2012-01278 Aliases CVE-2012-1456GHSA-x687-p66q-w3j2

The TAR file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00…

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 TAR file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, and Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR file with an appended ZIP file. 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.99908 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 · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.17.0VulnerableAladdin
cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0.1190VulnerableAVG
cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.00VulnerableCat
cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7424VulnerableComodo
cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0.1VulnerableEmsisoft
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5795VulnerableESET, spol. s r.o.
cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2.117VulnerableF-prot
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.254.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.97.0VulnerableIkarus
cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.900VulnerableJiangMin
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.17.0 Vulnerable ·Aladdin
  • cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0.1190 Vulnerable ·AVG
  • cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Cat
  • cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7424 Vulnerable ·Comodo
  • cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Emsisoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:5795:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5795 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2.117 Vulnerable ·F-prot
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.254.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.97.0 Vulnerable ·Ikarus
  • cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.900 Vulnerable ·JiangMin
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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: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:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.120.0.1004VulnerableTrendmicro
cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.120.0.1004VulnerableTrendmicro
  • 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
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.120.0.1004 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
  • cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.120.0.1004 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x687-p66q-w3j2

References

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Sources

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