CVE-2012-1440

medium Fortinet
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 44% 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

Description

The ELF file parser in Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, eSafe 7.0.17.0, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified identsize field. 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.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

aladdin esafeca etrust vet antivirusfortinet fortinet antivirusnorman norman antivirus \& antispywarepandasecurity panda antivirus

References

🔗 www.ieee-security.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.ieee-security.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com