Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1446
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified encoding 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1446
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 97.34%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1446
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-1446
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-1446
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http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2012
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52600
Multiple AntiVirus Products CVE-2012-1446 ELF File Scan Evasion Vulnerability
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
SecurityFocus
Products affected by CVE-2012-1446
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_vet_antivirus:36.1.8511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:7.0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*