The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, ClamAV 0.96.4, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, G Data AntiVirus 21, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, VBA32 3.12.14.2, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a TAR archive entry with a length field corresponding to that entire entry, plus part of the header of the next entry. 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.
CVE-2012-1459 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 34 products from ahnlab, from alwil, from anti-virus and 31 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
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.
2012-03-21T10:11:49.597
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 | 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 |
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.