CVE-2012-1459: The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus…
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: 99.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
- Fixed version: clamav (Debian:12) 0.97.5+dfsg-1; clamav (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 0.99.2-4.1.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to clamav (Debian:12) 0.97.5+dfsg-1; clamav (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 0.99.2-4.1 or later.
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 TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, 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, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, 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, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, 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, 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 corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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
- 99.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
Report tools
Action score
47
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.9%
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ahnlab | v3 internet security | cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security |
| alwil | avast antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus |
| anti-virus | vba32 | cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32 |
| 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 |
| comodo | comodo antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware |
and 22 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ahnlab v3 internet security2011.01.18.00
- 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
+12 more rows
- bitdefender bitdefender7.2
- cat quick heal11.00
- clamav clamav0.96.4
- comodo comodo antivirus7424
- emsisoft anti-malware5.1.0.1
- eset nod32 antivirus5795
- f-prot f-prot antivirus4.6.2.117
- f-secure f-secure anti-virus9.0.16160.0
- fortinet fortinet antivirus4.2.254.0
- gdata-software g data antivirus21
- ikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner1.1.97.0
- jiangmin jiangmin antivirus13.0.900
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
ahnlab: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-1462The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00…46Plan
- CVE-2012-1463The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus…45Plan
- CVE-2012-1436The Microsoft EXE file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Ikarus Virus…45Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2012-1434Mar 21, 2012 · The Microsoft EXE file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3…35Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2012-1435Mar 21, 2012 · The Microsoft EXE file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Ikarus Virus…45Plan
- Later →CVE-2013-3947Apr 24, 2018 · Buffer overflow in MedCoreD.sys in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0.7.5 (Build 1373) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted…31Monitor
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.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
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.
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- osvdb.org/80403
- osvdb.org/80406
- osvdb.org/80407
- osvdb.org/80409
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
- osvdb.org/80389
- osvdb.org/80390
- osvdb.org/80391
- osvdb.org/80392
- osvdb.org/80393
- osvdb.org/80395
- 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/52623
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74302
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.