CVE-2012-1443: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2012-1443: The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G...

The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, G Data AntiVirus 21, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, VirusBuster 13.6.151.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Comodo Antivirus 7424, Bitdefender 7.2, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, avast! Antivirus 4.8.1351.0 and 5.0.677.0, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a RAR 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 RAR parser implementations.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 19:01 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE describes an antivirus evasion weakness: some older antivirus RAR parsers could fail to detect malware when a RAR file began with an MZ character sequence. Business risk is highest where legacy endpoint, email, or gateway scanning still depends on the named engines. Exposure is most likely in legacy antivirus deployments, mail gateways, web gateways, or file-scanning pipelines using the specific versions named in the CVE description. The bundle does not establish exposure for current vendor versions. Treat this as a legacy-control assurance issue. Prioritize if the organization still runs the named 2011-era antivirus engines or relies heavily on archive scanning at email or web gateways. Mitigation focus: Inventory antivirus engines and versions against the CVE description.; Upgrade or replace any matching legacy antivirus versions.; Check vendor advisories for product-specific fixes or compensating controls..

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

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Mar 21, 2012, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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