# CVE-2012-1453: The CAB file parser in Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Tre

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-03-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The CAB file parser in Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, McAfee Gateway (formerly Webwasher) 2010.1C, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, CA eTrust Vet Antivirus 36.1.8511, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Antimalware Engine 1.1.6402.0 in Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified coffFiles 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
- http://osvdb.org/80487
- http://osvdb.org/80484
- http://osvdb.org/80482
- http://osvdb.org/80489
- http://osvdb.org/80488
- http://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
- http://osvdb.org/80486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52621
- http://osvdb.org/80483
- http://osvdb.org/80485

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