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CVE-2012-1461

Published: Mar 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
91.7%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

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

vba32anti-virus
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
command antivirusauthentium
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
avg anti-virusavg
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
bitdefenderbitdefenderSecurity Products
anti-malwareemsisoft
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
anti-viruscommercialSecurity Productsaka anti-virus, vba32, virusblockada32
authentiumcommercialSecurity Productsaka command antivirus
avgcommercialSecurity Productsaka avg anti-virus, antivirus, anti-virus, avg antivirus
bitdefendercommercialROSecurity Products
emsisoftcommercialSecurity Productsaka emsisoft anti-malware
and 16 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

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

References

http://osvdb.org/80500
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80501
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/80502
osvdb.org
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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