CVE-2012-1463: 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…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 45/100)
- 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: 93.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% 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 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
- 93.7% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Action score
45
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 28 / 30 · 93.7%
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| 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
+4 more rows
- 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…47Plan
- 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-2012-1436The 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
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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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Bug bounty scope
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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · 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 ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
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References
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