CVE-2012-1442
MediumThe ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK…
Published Mar 21, 2012 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2012-1442 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3 v2) affecting Esafe (Aladdin), Avl Sdk (Antiy), Quick Heal (Cat) and 8 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v2
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
99%
Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, 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 class 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.
Affected Products
11 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| EsafeAladdin | 7.0.17.0 | n/a |
| Avl SdkAntiy | 2.0.3.7 | n/a |
| Quick HealCat | 11.00 | n/a |
| Fortinet AntivirusFortinet | 4.2.254.0 | n/a |
| F-Secure Anti-VirusF-Secure | 9.0.16160.0 | n/a |
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Mar 21, 2012
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-264
References
- other80426
- other80427
- other80428
- otherhttp://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- other20120319 Evasion attacks expoliting file-parsing vulnerabilities in antivirus products
FAQ
Common Questions.
The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03,…
Affected: Esafe (Aladdin) versions 7.0.17.0; Avl Sdk (Antiy) versions 2.0.3.7; Quick Heal (Cat) versions 11.00, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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