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CVE-2012-1421

Published: Mar 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
89.3%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MSCF character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
quick healcat
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
norman antivirus \& antispywarenorman
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
rising antivirusrising-global
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
endpoint protectionsymantecSecurity Products
catcommercialINSecurity Productsaka quick heal, quick heal technologies
normancommercialSecurity Productsaka norman antivirus, norman virus control, security suite
rising-globalcommercialSecurity Productsaka rising antivirus, rising av
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
securityfocus.com
http://osvdb.org/80409
osvdb.org
http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
ieee-security.org

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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