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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…

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 47/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 98.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Mar 21, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
98.7% · 99th percentile

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Action score

47

Plan

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CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 98.7%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
catquick heal
aladdinesafe
antiyavl sdk
f-securef-secure anti-virus
fortinetfortinet antivirus
kasperskykaspersky anti-virus
mcafeegateway
mcafeescan engine
pandasecuritypanda antivirus
rising-globalrising antivirus
sophossophos anti-virus

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • aladdin esafe7.0.17.0
  • antiy avl sdk2.0.3.7
  • cat quick heal11.00
  • f-secure f-secure anti-virus9.0.16160.0
  • fortinet fortinet antivirus4.2.254.0
  • kaspersky kaspersky anti-virus7.0.0.125
  • mcafee gateway2010.1c
  • mcafee scan engine5.400.0.1158
+3 more rows
  • pandasecurity panda antivirus10.0.2.7
  • rising-global rising antivirus22.83.00.03
  • sophos sophos anti-virus4.61.0

Same product

cat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-1443The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine…
    47Plan
  • CVE-2012-1420The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.
    46Plan
  • CVE-2012-1422The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus…
    45Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-1427Mar 21, 2012 · 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…
    43Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-1428Mar 21, 2012 · 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…
    43Plan
  • Later →CVE-2012-1448Mar 21, 2012 · The CAB file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line…
    43Plan

Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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    References

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