Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1426
CVE-2012-1426
Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial \42\5A\68 character sequence. 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.
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Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.6.2.117
- cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =11.00
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