How severe is CVE-2012-1422?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2012-1422 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which products are affected by CVE-2012-1422?

CVE-2012-1422 affects the following products: cat quick heal, eset nod32 antivirus, norman norman antivirus \& antispyware, rising-global rising antivirus.

How do I patch CVE-2012-1422?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2012-1422 yet — track the cat quick heal advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2012-1422 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every cat quick heal deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2012-1422 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2012-1422 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2012-1422 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1422?

CVE-2012-1422 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 94.1%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-1422?

CVE-2012-1422 is classified as CWE-264 (CWE-264). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2012-1422?

CVE-2012-1422 affects cat quick heal (1 version, e.g. 11.00); eset nod32 antivirus (1 version, e.g. 5795); norman norman antivirus \& antispyware (1 version, e.g. 6.06.12); rising-global rising antivirus (1 version, e.g. 22.83.00.03). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

When was CVE-2012-1422 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2012-1422 was published on March 21, 2012 and was last updated on June 16, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2012-1422 — Quick Heal

CVE-2012-1422 is a CWE-264 vulnerability in cat quick heal. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 94.1% (100th percentile). No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware…

Published

Mar 21, 2012

Updated

Jun 16, 2026

Affected

4 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 25, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

94.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Description

The TAR file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, NOD32 Antivirus 5795, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, and Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a POSIX TAR file with an initial ITSF 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.

Affected Products

4 products · 4 configurations

Application

quick healcat

1 version

11.00

Application

nod32 antiviruseset

1 version

5795

Application

norman antivirus \& antispywarenorman

1 version

6.06.12

Application

rising antivirusrising-global

1 version

22.83.00.03

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance

Detect
Inventory every cat quick heal deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2012-1422 yet — track the cat quick heal advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVE-2012-1422 — Quick Heal

EPSS Exploitation Probability

Description

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Remediation status

Mitigate without a patch

Frequently Asked Questions

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