CVE-2012-1461

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 82.79% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/80502 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52626 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005 mailing list
http://osvdb.org/80504 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80506 vdb entry
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
http://osvdb.org/80500 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80505 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80501 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80503 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80510 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1461?
CVE-2012-1461 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1461?
To fix CVE-2012-1461, 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-2012-1461 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~83% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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