CVE-2012-1438

The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar character sequence at a certain location. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Office parser implementations.

CVE ID:

CVE-2012-1438

Published:

2012-03-21

Modified:

2026-04-29

CVSS Score:

4.3

Severity:

MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N