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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…

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

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 46/100)

  • 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: 98.1% (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 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.

Published
Mar 21, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
98.1% · 99th percentile

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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 · 98.1%

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
anti-virusvba32
authentiumcommand antivirus
avgavg anti-virus
bitdefenderbitdefender
emsisoftanti-malware
esetnod32 antivirus
f-securef-secure anti-virus
fortinetfortinet antivirus
ikarusikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner
jiangminjiangmin antivirus
k7computingantivirus
kasperskykaspersky anti-virus

and 8 more

Affected versions

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

  • anti-virus vba323.12.14.2
  • authentium command antivirus5.2.11.5
  • avg avg anti-virus10.0.0.1190
  • bitdefender bitdefender7.2
  • emsisoft anti-malware5.1.0.1
  • eset nod32 antivirus5795
  • f-secure f-secure anti-virus9.0.16160.0
  • fortinet fortinet antivirus4.2.254.0
+12 more rows
  • 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
  • mcafee scan engine5.400.0.1158
  • norman norman antivirus & antispyware6.06.12
  • rising-global rising antivirus22.83.00.03
  • sophos sophos anti-virus4.61.0
  • symantec endpoint protection11.0
  • trendmicro housecall9.120.0.1004
  • trendmicro trend micro antivirus9.120.0.1004

Same product

anti-virus: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-1457The 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.
    47Plan
  • CVE-2024-23440Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Arbitrary Memory Read
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2024-23439Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Arbitrary Memory Read
    28Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2024-23441Jan 29, 2024 · Vba32 Antivirus v3.36.0 - Denial of Service (DoS)
    22Monitor

Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

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: 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

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    References

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