Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1427
CVE-2012-1427
Description
The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with a \57\69\6E\5A\69\70 character sequence at a certain location. 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
6- cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:norman:norman_antivirus_\&_antispyware:6.06.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.61.0
- Range: =6.06.12
- Range: =11.00
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