VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-1438
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability13.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-03-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
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.