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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419

The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] 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.

Products
clamav
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.97.5+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2012-1419
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Mar 2012, 10:11 UTC

The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] 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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.97.5+dfsg-1

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.97.5+dfsg-1

clamav

Fixed versions: 0.97.5+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419",
    "summary": "The TAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial [aliases] 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1419",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:24.764917744Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2012-1419"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1419"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2012-1419",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 416792,
  "published_at": "2012-03-21T10:11:47.097+00:00"
}