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CVE-2012-1443


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1443 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 35 products from ahnlab, from aladdin, from alwil and 32 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-03-21T10:11:48.083

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
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

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ahnlab's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.