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CVE-2017-13755

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in...

5.5 MediumFix available

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
CVE-2017-13755
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
CVE-2017-13755
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5272 No score

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
EUVD-2017-5272
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqw5-qvh9-f85v 5.5

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in...

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
GHSA-cqw5-qvh9-f85v
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
CVE-2017-13755
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13755 5.5

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13755
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13755 5.5

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13755
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0368 No score

Updated sleuthkit packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated sleuthkit packages fix security vulnerabilities:

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls (CVE-2017-13755).

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted disk image triggers infinite recursion in dos_load_ext_table() in tsk/vs/dos.c in libtskvs.a, as demonstrated by mmls (CVE-2017-13756).

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, fls hangs on a corrupt exfat image in tsk_img_read() in tsk/img/img_io.c in libtskimg.a (CVE-2017-13760).

An issue was discovered in libtskfs.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through to 4.6.1. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function ntfs_fix_idxrec in tsk/fs/ntfs_dent.cpp which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service (CVE-2018-11737).

An issue was discovered in libtskfs.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through to 4.6.1. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function ntfs_make_data_run in tsk/fs/ntfs.c which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service attack (CVE-2018-11738).

An issue was discovered in libtskimg.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through to 4.6.1. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function raw_read in tsk/img/raw.c which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service attack (CVE-2018-11739).

An issue was discovered in libtskbase.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through to 4.6.1. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function tsk_UTF16toUTF8 in tsk/base/tsk_unicode.c which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service attack (CVE-2018-11740).

Record
MGASA-2018-0368
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4765-1 No score

sleuthkit vulnerabilities

It was discovered that The Sleuth Kit did not properly handle certain entires in FAT file systems. An attacker could use this vulnerability to mislead an analyst and obscure their activities. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2012-5619)

It was discovered that The Sleuth Kit mishandled certain crafted ISO 9660 images. If an analyst were tricked into opening a malicious image, an attacker could cause a denial of service (crash). (CVE-2017-13755)

Record
USN-4765-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sleuthkit
Debian:12
before 4.4.2-3
4.4.2-3
sleuthkit
Debian:13
before 4.4.2-3
4.4.2-3
sleuthkit
Debian:14
before 4.4.2-3
4.4.2-3
sleuthkit
Debian:9
before 4.4.0-5+deb9u1, plus listed versions
4.4.0-5
4.4.0-5+deb9u1
sleuthkit
Mageia:6
before 4.6.2-2.mga6
4.6.2-2.mga6
sleuthkit
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.2.3-2ubuntu13.2.3-2ubuntu23.2.3-2.13.2.3-2.2
3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
sleuthkit
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
4.1.3-11ubuntu24.1.3-12ubuntu14.2.0-3
4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-13755 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit, published August 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in sleuthkit 4.4.2-3.

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