CVE-2012-5619
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-09-29 22:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-10-24
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9a25c9ceafbe05a6a8ac9ca0f4061c0879283f995e9ff9cf69bd8f9c81265cdf
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121203 Re: CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystemshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883330
- labs.bitdefender.comhttp://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-0336http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097293.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:125http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:125
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-0320http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097289.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121201 CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystemshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/01/2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- sleuthkit Fixed in 4.1.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sleuthkit Fixed in 4.1.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sleuthkit Fixed in 4.1.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- sleuthkit Fixed in 3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.