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CVE-2012-1463

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 93.8%EU EUVD

The ELF file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Bitdefender 7.2, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, 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 Anti-Virus Scanning Engine 5.400.0.1158, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, nProtect Anti-Virus 2011-01-17.01, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified endianness 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.

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
93.8% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0038)
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-2012-0038 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ahnlab / v3 internet security
  • aladdin / esafe
  • authentium / command antivirus
  • bitdefender / bitdefender
  • cat / quick heal
  • comodo / comodo antivirus
  • f-prot / f-prot antivirus
  • f-secure / f-secure anti-virus
  • mcafee / scan engine
  • norman / norman antivirus & antispyware
  • nprotect / nprotect antivirus
  • pandasecurity / panda antivirus

References

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

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