VDB-127306 · CVE-2018-19497 · Nessus 119730

The Sleuth Kit up to 4.6.4 tsk/fs/hfs.c hfs_cat_traverse out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in The Sleuth Kit up to 4.6.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function hfs_cat_traverse of the file tsk/fs/hfs.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19497. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in The Sleuth Kit up to 4.6.4. This vulnerability affects the function hfs_cat_traverse of the file tsk/fs/hfs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) through 4.6.4, hfs_cat_traverse in tsk/fs/hfs.c does not properly determine when a key length is too large, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV on unknown address with READ memory access in a tsk_getu16 call in hfs_dir_open_meta_cb in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c).

The bug was discovered 11/29/2018. The weakness was released 11/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-19497 since 11/23/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119730 (Debian DLA-1610-1 : sleuthkit security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176797 (Debian Security Update for sleuthkit (DLA 1610-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119730). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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The Sleuth Kit

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119730
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1610-1 : sleuthkit security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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