The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5
The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness 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
- 94.2% · 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 · 94.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ahnlab | v3 internet security | cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security |
| aladdin | esafe | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe |
| authentium | command antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus |
| bitdefender | bitdefender | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:bitdefender |
| cat | quick heal | cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal |
| comodo | comodo antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus |
| f-prot | f-prot antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus |
| f-secure | f-secure anti-virus | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus |
| mcafee | scan engine | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine |
| norman | norman antivirus \& antispyware | cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware |
| nprotect | nprotect antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus |
| pandasecurity | panda antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus |
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
- aladdin esafe7.0.17.0
- authentium command antivirus5.2.11.5
- bitdefender bitdefender7.2
- cat quick heal11.00
- comodo comodo antivirus7424
- f-prot f-prot antivirus4.6.2.117
- f-secure f-secure anti-virus9.0.16160.0
- mcafee scan engine5.400.0.1158
- norman norman antivirus & antispyware6.06.12
- nprotect nprotect antivirus2011-01-17.01
- pandasecurity panda antivirus10.0.2.7
Same product
ahnlab: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-1459The 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 4.847Plan
- 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, Emsisoft46Plan
- 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 Util45Plan
- CVE-2012-1435The 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 Util45Plan
- CVE-2012-1433The 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 Util45Plan
- CVE-2007-6060AhnLab Antivirus 3 Internet Security 2008 Platinum appends data to a filename string at a location indicated by the "Filename length" field 39Monitor
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
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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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
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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Noroxi analysis
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- osvdb.org/80426
- osvdb.org/80433
- www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52614
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74311
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.