The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR file with an initial MZ character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different RAR parser implementations.
2012-03-21T10:11:48.083
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 | ahnlab | v3_internet_security | 2011.01.18.00 | Yes |
| Application | aladdin | esafe | 7.0.17.0 | Yes |
| Application | alwil | avast_antivirus | 4.8.1351.0 | Yes |
| Application | alwil | avast_antivirus | 5.0.677.0 | Yes |
| Application | anti-virus | vba32 | 3.12.14.2 | Yes |
| Application | antiy | avl_sdk | 2.0.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | Yes |
| Application | avg | avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 | Yes |
| Application | avira | antivir | 7.11.1.163 | Yes |
| Application | bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 | Yes |
| Application | cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | Yes |
| Application | clamav | clamav | 0.96.4 | Yes |
| Application | comodo | comodo_antivirus | 7424 | Yes |
| Application | emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | Yes |
| Application | f-prot | f-prot_antivirus | 4.6.2.117 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | Yes |
| Application | fortinet | fortinet_antivirus | 4.2.254.0 | Yes |
| Application | gdata-software | g_data_antivirus | 21 | Yes |
| Application | ikarus | ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner | 1.1.97.0 | Yes |
| Application | jiangmin | jiangmin_antivirus | 13.0.900 | Yes |
| Application | k7computing | antivirus | 9.77.3565 | 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 | microsoft | security_essentials | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | Yes |
| Application | nprotect | nprotect_antivirus | 2011-01-17.01 | Yes |
| Application | pandasecurity | panda_antivirus | 10.0.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | pc_tools | pc_tools_antivirus | 7.0.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | rising-global | rising_antivirus | 22.83.00.03 | Yes |
| Application | sophos | sophos_anti-virus | 4.61.0 | 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 |
| Application | virusbuster | virusbuster | 13.6.151.0 | Yes |