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 Ant
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
- 91.7% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
45
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 28 / 30 · 91.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| anti-virus | vba32 | cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32 |
| authentium | command antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus |
| avg | avg anti-virus | cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender |
| emsisoft | anti-malware | cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware |
| eset | nod32 antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus |
| f-secure | f-secure anti-virus | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus |
| fortinet | fortinet antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus |
| ikarus | ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner | cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner |
| jiangmin | jiangmin antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus |
| k7computing | antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus |
| kaspersky | kaspersky anti-virus | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_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
- 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 recordsOther 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 10.0.46Plan
- 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.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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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
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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
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the 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
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- osvdb.org/80500
- osvdb.org/80501
- osvdb.org/80502
- osvdb.org/80503
- osvdb.org/80504
- osvdb.org/80505
- osvdb.org/80506
- osvdb.org/80510
- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52626
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.