CVE-2012-1431

Description

The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, 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 Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \4a\46\49\46 character sequence at a certain location. 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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005 mailing list
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1431?
CVE-2012-1431 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1431?
To fix CVE-2012-1431, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1431 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1431 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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