CVE-2012-1458
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote...
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
CVE-2012-1458- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
CVE-2012-1458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1479 No score
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1479- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2x7-346g-h5gv No score
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote...
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
GHSA-x2x7-346g-h5gv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
CVE-2012-1458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1458 No score
The Microsoft CHM file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted reset interval in the LZXC header of a CHM file. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CHM parser implementations.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10571-1 No score
clamav-0.99.2-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the clamav-0.99.2-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10571-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1458 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Clamav, published March 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.9%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.97.5+dfsg-1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00002.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/522005
securityfocus.com/bid/52611
osvdb.org/80473
ieee-security.org/TC/SP2012/program.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74301
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osvdb.org/80474
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:094
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1458
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2x7-346g-h5gv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1458
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0405
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