Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-1429
CVE-2012-1429
Description
The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, and nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a ustar 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 ELF parser implementations.
Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7424:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:9.0.16160.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:scan_engine:5.400.0.1158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nprotect:nprotect_antivirus:2011-01-17.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:softwin:bitdefender:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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