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CVE-2012-1442

UnknownEPSS 98.95%

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CVE-2012-1442 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, 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 class 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.. EPSS estimates a 98.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, 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 class 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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
98.95%

99.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
AladdinEsafe7.0.17.0
AntiyAvl Sdk2.0.3.7
CatQuick Heal11.00
F-SecureF-Secure Anti-Virus9.0.16160.0
FortinetFortinet Antivirus4.2.254.0
KasperskyKaspersky Anti-Virus7.0.0.125
McafeeGateway2010.1c
McafeeScan Engine5.400.0.1158
PandasecurityPanda Antivirus10.0.2.7
Rising-GlobalRising Antivirus22.83.00.03
SophosSophos Anti-Virus4.61.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-1442?
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, 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 class 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.
How severe is CVE-2012-1442?
Severity scoring for CVE-2012-1442 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 98.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1442?
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Source: NVD / NIST