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TI-2012-01279 Aliases CVE-2012-1457GHSA-j7hj-5xvp-7w4p

The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast!…

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 Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size. 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 0.99854 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 · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.17.0VulnerableAladdin
cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.1351.0VulnerableAlwil
cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.677.0VulnerableAlwil
cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.12.14.2VulnerableAnti-virus
cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3.7VulnerableAntiy
cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.11.5VulnerableAuthentium
cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0.1190VulnerableAVG
cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:7.11.1.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.11.1.163VulnerableGen Digital
cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableBitdefender
cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.00VulnerableCat
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.17.0 Vulnerable ·Aladdin
  • cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.8.1351.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.1351.0 Vulnerable ·Alwil
  • cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:5.0.677.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.677.0 Vulnerable ·Alwil
  • cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.12.14.2 Vulnerable ·Anti-virus
  • cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3.7 Vulnerable ·Antiy
  • cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.11.5 Vulnerable ·Authentium
  • cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0.1190 Vulnerable ·AVG
  • cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:7.11.1.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.11.1.163 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
  • cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Bitdefender
  • cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.00 Vulnerable ·Cat
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.4VulnerableClamAV
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:gdata-software:g_data_antivirus:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableGdata-software
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:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.77.3565VulnerableK7computing
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:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06.12VulnerableNorman
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: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:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.6.151.0VulnerableVirusbuster
  • cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.4 Vulnerable ·ClamAV
  • 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:gdata-software:g_data_antivirus:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Gdata-software
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.77.3565 Vulnerable ·K7computing
  • 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:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06.12 Vulnerable ·Norman
  • 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: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
  • cpe:2.3:a:virusbuster:virusbuster:13.6.151.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.6.151.0 Vulnerable ·Virusbuster

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1457
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7hj-5xvp-7w4p

References

Advisory 2

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Sources

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