Buffer overflow in Sleuthkit The_sleuth_kit

CVE-2020-10232

In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the YAFFS file timestamp parsing logic in yaffsfs_istat() in fs/yaffs.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10232?
CVE-2020-10232 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sleuthkit The_sleuth_kit, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-10232?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10232 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.