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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-1451 json

The CAB file parser in Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1 and Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0 allows remote attackers to…

published 2012-03-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1473

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
66.0%
EPSS 66.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The CAB file parser in Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1 and Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified reserved2 field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB parser implementations.

Exploit prediction

65.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% 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
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.