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CVE-2012-1427

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allo

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \57\69\6E\5A\69\70 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 TAR parser implementations.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.04148
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4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD21 Mar 2012 · 10:11 AM
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