Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 File System input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File System. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5619. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.0.1 does not properly handle "." (dotfile) file system entries in FAT file systems and other file systems for which . is not a reserved name, which allows local users to hide activities it more difficult to conduct forensics activities, as demonstrated by Flame.

The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2014 as Bug 883330 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5619 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66137 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sleuthkit (MDVSA-2013:125)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80513), Tenable (66137), SecurityFocus (BID 56810†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38220†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 66137
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sleuthkit (MDVSA-2013:125)
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OpenVAS ID: 865231
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for sleuthkit FEDORA-2013-0320
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12/04/2012 +41 days 🔍
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01/31/2013 +58 days 🔍
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09/29/2014 +527 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +178 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 883330
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71627
X-Force: 80513
SecurityFocus: 56810 - Sleuth Kit CVE-2012-5619 Detection Evasion Security Bypass Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 38220 - Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 Remote Security Bypass due to a Flaw in the FAT Filesystem Handling Code, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 13:17
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (66), 04/24/2017 10:04 (4), 03/29/2022 13:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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