The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.
The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, G Data AntiVirus 21, 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, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field that exceeds the total TAR file size. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.
- Published
- Mar 21, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 98.3% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
46
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 29 / 30 · 98.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| anti-virus | vba32 | cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32 |
| aladdin | esafe | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe |
| alwil | avast antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus |
| antiy | avl sdk | cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk |
| authentium | command antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus |
| avg | avg anti-virus | cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus |
| avira | antivir | cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender |
| cat | quick heal | cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal |
| clamav | clamav | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware |
| eset | nod32 antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus |
and 16 more
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
- alwil avast antivirus4.8.1351.0
- alwil avast antivirus5.0.677.0
- anti-virus vba323.12.14.2
- antiy avl sdk2.0.3.7
- authentium command antivirus5.2.11.5
- avg avg anti-virus10.0.0.1190
- avira antivir7.11.1.163
- bitdefender bitdefender7.2
- cat quick heal11.00
- clamav clamav0.96.4
- emsisoft anti-malware5.1.0.1
- eset nod32 antivirus5795
- f-prot f-prot antivirus4.6.2.117
- gdata-software g data antivirus21
- ikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner1.1.97.0
- jiangmin jiangmin antivirus13.0.900
- k7computing antivirus9.77.3565
- kaspersky kaspersky anti-virus7.0.0.125
- mcafee gateway2010.1c
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | clamav | before 0.97.5+dfsg-1 | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | clamav | before 0.99.2-4.1 | 0.99.2-4.1 |
Same product
anti-virus: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-1461The 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 Ant45Plan
- CVE-2024-23440Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Arbitrary Memory Read28Monitor
- CVE-2024-23439Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Arbitrary Memory Read28Monitor
- CVE-2024-23441Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Denial of Service (DoS)22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:clamav | 0.97.5+dfsg-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| openSUSE:clamav | 0.99.2-4.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
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 ControlsCVSS 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.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
- osvdb.org/80389
- osvdb.org/80391
- osvdb.org/80392
- osvdb.org/80393
- osvdb.org/80395
- osvdb.org/80396
- osvdb.org/80403
- osvdb.org/80406
- osvdb.org/80407
- osvdb.org/80409
- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52610
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74293
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.