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CVE-2012-1429

The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Uti…

Impact

The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a ustar 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 ELF parser implementations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AladdinEsafe
Version 7.0.17.0
ComodoComodo Antivirus
Version 7424
EmsisoftAnti-Malware
Version 5.1.0.1
F-SecureF-Secure Anti-Virus
Version 9.0.16160.0
IkarusIkarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner
Version 1.1.97.0
McafeeGateway
Version 2010.1c
McafeeScan Engine
Version 5.400.0.1158
NprotectNprotect Antivirus
Version 2011-01-17.01
SoftwinBitdefender
Version 7.2

Weakness classification

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