CVE-2012-1446 json
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Syma…
published 2012-03-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1468
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 99.6%
- EPSS 99.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, 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 encoding 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.
Exploit prediction
99.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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osvdb.org
/80430
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/522005
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/80427
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/52600
vdb-entry
- ieee-security.org /TC/SP2012/program.html
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osvdb.org
/80428
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/80426
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/80431
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-1446
- NVD CVE-2012-1446
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