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CVE-2012-1423

Vendork7computing, eset, emsisoft, fortinet, pc toolsProductantivirus, nod32 antivirus, anti-malware, fortinet antivirus, pc tools antivirus, f-prot antivirus, command antivirus, rising antivirus, norman antivirus & antispyware, virusbuster, ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scannerDiscoveredMar 21, 2012UpdatedApr 29, 2026

The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MZ 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.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
89.7%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
12 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 21, 2012
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 29, 2026