4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-1462
AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Various Antivirus Products ZIP File Block Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP 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
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1462 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 Ahnlab v3_internet_security
1 Aladdin esafe
1 Symantec endpoint_protection
1 Emsisoft anti-malware
1 Kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus
1 Jiangmin jiangmin_antivirus
1 Avg avg_anti-virus
1 Cat quick_heal
1 Fortinet fortinet_antivirus
1 Ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1462 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1462 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://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52613
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74310
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74310 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74310 [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-2012-1462 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-2012-1462 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

95.38 }} -0.44%

score

0.99434

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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