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, 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.

Published: 2012-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1453 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 97.71%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +19.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1453

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 78.48% 97.71% +19.23%
2 2025-06-03 81.49% 78.48% -3.02%
3 2025-03-30 81.49%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1453

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1453

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1453

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
antiy avl_sdk 2.0.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_vet_antivirus 36.1.8511 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_vet_antivirus:36.1.8511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
drweb dr.web_antivirus 5.0.2.03300 cpe:2.3:a:drweb:dr.web_antivirus:5.0.2.03300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emsisoft anti-malware 5.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortinet_antivirus 4.2.254.0 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner 1.1.97.0 cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus 7.0.0.125 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee gateway 2010.1c cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:gateway:2010.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft security_essentials 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pandasecurity panda_antivirus 10.0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:10.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rising-global rising_antivirus 22.83.00.03 cpe:2.3:a:rising-global:rising_antivirus:22.83.00.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos sophos_anti-virus 4.61.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro housecall 9.120.0.1004 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro trend_micro_antivirus 9.120.0.1004 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1453

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