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CVE-2012-1429

Vendoremsisoft, softwin, f-secure, mcafee, comodoProductanti-malware, bitdefender, f-secure anti-virus, scan engine, comodo antivirus, esafe, ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scanner, gateway, nprotect antivirusDiscoveredMar 21, 2012UpdatedApr 29, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
92.5%
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
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 21, 2012
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 29, 2026