The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, 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, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, and Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \50\4B\03\04 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.
2012-03-21T10:11:47.397
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | antiy | avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | avira | antivir | 7.11.1.163 | Yes |
| Application | cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | Yes |
| Application | emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | Yes |
| Application | fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | Yes |
| Application | ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | Yes |
| Application | jiangmin | jiangmin_antivirus | 13.0.900 | Yes |
| Application | kaspersky | kaspersky_anti-virus | 7.0.0.125 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | gateway | 2010.1c | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | scan_engine | 5.400.0.1158 | Yes |
| Application | norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | Yes |
| Application | pc_tools | pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | endpoint_protection | 11.0 | Yes |
| Application | trendmicro | housecall | 9.120.0.1004 | Yes |
| Application | trendmicro | trend_micro_antivirus | 9.120.0.1004 | Yes |