Vigil@nce - Sleuth Kit: out-of-bounds memory reading via tsk_getu16
February 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: data reading, denial of service on service, denial
of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 18/12/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address via
tsk_getu16() of Sleuth Kit, in order to trigger a denial of
service, or to obtain sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Sleuth-Kit-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-tsk-getu16-28042