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CVE-2012-1431

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 99.5%EU EUVD

The ELF file parser in Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Comodo Antivirus 7424, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, F-Secure Anti-Virus 9.0.16160.0, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a \4a\46\49\46 character sequence at a certain location. 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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
99.5% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0033)
Published
March 21, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0033 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • aladdin / esafe
  • authentium / command antivirus
  • bitdefender / bitdefender
  • comodo / comodo antivirus
  • f-prot / f-prot antivirus
  • f-secure / f-secure anti-virus
  • mcafee / gateway
  • nprotect / nprotect antivirus
  • rising-global / rising antivirus
  • sophos / sophos anti-virus

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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