Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in The Sleuth Kit by Sleuth Kit Team
CVE-2018-11737

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sleuthkit

Status
The Sleuth Kit
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2018

What is CVE-2018-11737?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the libtskfs.a library of The Sleuth Kit, affecting versions from 4.0.2 to 4.6.1. The issue arises in the ntfs_fix_idxrec function within the ntfs_dent.cpp file, where improper handling of memory can be exploited by an attacker. This may lead to information disclosure or allow unauthorized access to read from unmapped memory regions, potentially causing application instability or a denial of service.

References

https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1266
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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