CVE-2012-1430: The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.1616...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE describes a weakness in older antivirus scanners where a specially formed Linux executable could slip past malware detection. The business risk is reduced visibility, not direct system compromise. Urgency depends on whether any listed legacy engines remain in email, gateway, endpoint, or malware-analysis paths. Exposure is most likely in organizations still using the listed 2010-2011 era antivirus engines, gateway scanners, or archived scanning appliances. Modern deployments may still be indirectly exposed if old engines remain in lab, mail gateway, file-upload, or legacy incident-response workflows. Prioritize discovery over emergency response. This is an older defense-evasion issue with no supplied active-exploitation evidence, but it can undermine malware screening if legacy scanners remain in production or critical analysis pipelines. Mitigation focus: Inventory antivirus and gateway scanning engines against the listed affected products and versions.; Check each vendor's historical advisory or support guidance for fixed parser engines.; Retire unsupported scanners from email, upload, gateway, and malware-analysis paths..

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Jun 24, 2026, 12:52 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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