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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1438

CVE-2012-1438

Description

The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office 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 Office parser implementations.

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Affected products

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  • Comodo/Comodo Antivirus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 7425
  • Sophos/Anti Virus2 versions
    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

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