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CVE-2018-19497
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
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).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181217 [SECURITY] [DLA 1610-1] sleuthkit security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/bc04aa017c0bd297de8a3b7fc40ffc6ddddbb95d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/pull/1374 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-b860f718ec (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-61b6dae771 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220620 [SECURITY] [DLA 3054-1] sleuthkit security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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