CVE-2012-1438 (GCVE-0-2012-1438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-03-21 10:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:52
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Summary
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.
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