Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in The Sleuth Kit by Sleuth Kit
CVE-2018-11739

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sleuthkit

Status
The Sleuth Kit
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2018

What is CVE-2018-11739?

A vulnerability exists in the libtskimg.a component of The Sleuth Kit, from versions 4.0.2 to 4.6.1, that allows an attacker to exploit an out-of-bounds read in the raw_read function found in the tsk/img/raw.c file. This issue can lead to unintended disclosure of information or manipulation of the system to read from unmapped memory locations, potentially resulting in a denial of service.

References

https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1267
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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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