CVE-2012-5619

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5619
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-29 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2014-09-30 17:47:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 All All All
Application Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit 4.0.1 All All All

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: sleuthkit-4.0.1-1.fc18 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:125 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
oss-security - CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems MLIST www.openwall.com
FLAME – The Story of Leaked Data Carried by Human Vector – Bitdefender Labs MISC labs.bitdefender.com
Bug 883330 – CVE-2012-5619 sleuthkit: Improper interpretation of '.' entry on FAT filesystems (possibility to evade detection by forensic analysis) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: sleuthkit-4.0.1-1.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems MLIST www.openwall.com
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