4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-1458
Microsoft CHM File Parser Bypass in ClamAV & Sophos Anti-Virus
Description

The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2012, 10:11 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-1458 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1458 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clamav clamav
1 Sophos sophos_anti-virus

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

ClamAV

Makefile Shell M4

Updated: 7 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 26, 2017, 12:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1458 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1458 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/80473
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/80474
    Added Reference http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52611
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74301
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74301 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52611 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1458 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1458 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

74.84 }} -7.69%

score

0.97791

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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