Description
In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) through 4.6.4, hfs_cat_traverse in tsk/fs/hfs.c does not properly determine when a key length is too large, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV on unknown address with READ memory access in a tsk_getu16 call in hfs_dir_open_meta_cb in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c).
Published: 2018-11-29
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 3.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1610-1 sleuthkit security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3054-1 sleuthkit security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11186 In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) through 4.6.4, hfs_cat_traverse in tsk/fs/hfs.c does not properly determine when a key length is too large, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV on unknown address with READ memory access in a tsk_getu16 call in hfs_dir_open_meta_cb in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c).
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:37:11.462Z

Reserved: 2018-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19497

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-29T23:29:00.250

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:01.837

Link: CVE-2018-19497

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