CVE-2012-1423
medium
Fortinet CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS Score
3.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
None
Published: March 21, 2012 (5167 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Fortinet
Source: NVD
Vulnerability Report
Generated by CyberWatcher
Description
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.
CWE
CWE-264Affected Products
authentium command antivirusemsisoft anti-malwareeset nod32 antivirusf-prot f-prot antivirusfortinet fortinet antivirusikarus ikarus virus utilities t3 command line scannerk7computing antivirusnorman norman antivirus \& antispywarepc tools pc tools antivirusrising-global rising antivirus