The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, 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, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP parser implementations.
CVE-2012-1462 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from ahnlab, from aladdin, from avg and 7 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.
2012-03-21T10:11:49.707
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 | avg | avg_anti-virus | 10.0.0.1190 | Yes |
| Application | cat | quick_heal | 11.00 | Yes |
| Application | emsisoft | anti-malware | 5.1.0.1 | 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 | symantec | endpoint_protection | 11.0 | 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.