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CVE-2012-1446

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 Protec…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AladdinEsafe
Version 7.0.17.0
AntiyAvl Sdk
Version 2.0.3.7
CaEtrust Vet Antivirus
Version 36.1.8511
CatQuick Heal
Version 11.00
FortinetFortinet Antivirus
Version 4.2.254.0
KasperskyKaspersky Anti-Virus
Version 7.0.0.125
McafeeGateway
Version 2010.1c
McafeeScan Engine
Version 5.400.0.1158
NormanNorman Antivirus \& Antispyware
Version 6.06.12
PandasecurityPanda Antivirus
Version 10.0.2.7
Pc ToolsPc Tools Antivirus
Version 7.0.3.5
Rising-GlobalRising Antivirus
Version 22.83.00.03

Weakness classification

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