CVE-2012-5619
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
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 activities it more difficult to conduct forensics activities, as demonstrated by Flame.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5619
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.1.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.1.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.1.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.1.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.1.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleuthkit | the_sleuth_kit | 4.0.1 | |
References
- http://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097289.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097293.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:125
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/01/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883330
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5619
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.