Rising Antivirus up to 5795 Malware Detection access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Rising Antivirus up to 5795. This affects an unknown part of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1423. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rising Antivirus up to 5795 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The TAR file parser in Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, PC Tools AntiVirus 7.0.3.5, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, and VirusBuster 13.6.151.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial MZ character sequence. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different TAR parser implementations.

The weakness was published 03/21/2012 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1423 since 02/29/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/16/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (80393†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60507, VDB-60506, VDB-60505 and VDB-60504. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Rising

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• Antivirus

Version

• 4.2.254.0
• 4.6.2.117
• 5.2.11.5
• 6.06.12
• 7.0.3.5
• 9.77.3565
• 22.83.00.03
• 5795

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