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CVE-2012-1421

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Published: Mar 21, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

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1 product
Quick Heal
1 product
Norman Antivirus & Antispyware
1 product
Rising Antivirus
1 product
Endpoint Protection
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 11.00
Version 6.06.12
Version 22.83.00.03
Version 11.0

Related CWEs

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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