CVE-2012-1460

The Gzip file parser in Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Command Antivirus 5.2.11.5, eSafe 7.0.17.0, F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.2.117, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, K7 AntiVirus 9.77.3565, and VBA32 3.12.14.2 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a .tar.gz file with stray bytes at the end. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Gzip parser implementations.

Published: 2012-03-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1460 is rated Moderate Risk (57.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.54%, 100th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +93.97% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1460

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 0.57% 94.54% +93.97%
2 2025-06-03 0.78% 0.57% -0.20%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.78% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1460

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-2012-1460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aladdin esafe 7.0.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anti-virus vba32 3.12.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:anti-virus:vba32:3.12.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
antiy avl_sdk 2.0.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:antiy:avl_sdk:2.0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
authentium command_antivirus 5.2.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:authentium:command_antivirus:5.2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat quick_heal 11.00 cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-prot f-prot_antivirus 4.6.2.117 cpe:2.3:a:f-prot:f-prot_antivirus:4.6.2.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jiangmin jiangmin_antivirus 13.0.900 cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
k7computing antivirus 9.77.3565 cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:9.77.3565:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1460

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