CVE-2012-5619 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00105.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sleuthkit Subscribe	The Sleuth Kit Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5505	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4765-1	The Sleuth Kit vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-09-29T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.011Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5619

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-09-29T22:55:03.847

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-5619

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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