Out-of-bounds Read in Sleuthkit The_sleuth_kit
CVE-2018-19497
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 t…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (71.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Sleuthkit The_sleuth_kit
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19497?
- CVE-2018-19497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sleuthkit The_sleuth_kit, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19497?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.