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CVE-2012-1461

The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0…

Impact

The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, 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, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, 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, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a .tar.gz file with multiple compressed streams. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Gzip parser implementations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Anti-VirusVba32
Version 3.12.14.2
AuthentiumCommand Antivirus
Version 5.2.11.5
AvgAvg Anti-Virus
Version 10.0.0.1190
BitdefenderBitdefender
Version 7.2
EmsisoftAnti-Malware
Version 5.1.0.1
EsetNod32 Antivirus
Version 5795
F-SecureF-Secure Anti-Virus
Version 9.0.16160.0
FortinetFortinet Antivirus
Version 4.2.254.0
IkarusIkarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner
Version 1.1.97.0
JiangminJiangmin Antivirus
Version 13.0.900
K7computingAntivirus
Version 9.77.3565
KasperskyKaspersky Anti-Virus
Version 7.0.0.125

Weakness classification

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