The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, 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, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, 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, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a .tar.gz file with multiple compressed streams. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Gzip parser implementations.
CVE-2012-1461 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 20 products from anti-virus, from authentium, from avg and 17 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.
2012-03-21T10:11:49.677
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 | anti-virus | vba32 | 3.12.14.2 | Yes |
| Application | authentium | command_antivirus | 5.2.11.5 | Yes |
| Application | avg | avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 | Yes |
| Application | bitdefender | bitdefender | 7.2 | Yes |
| Application | emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | eset | nod32_antivirus | 5795 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | f-secure_anti-virus | 9.0.16160.0 | 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 | 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 | norman | norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware | 6.06.12 | 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 |
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