{"id":"CVE-2012-5619","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5619","EUVD-2012-5505","GHSA-4wj6-2665-qg48","UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619","USN-4765-1"],"status":"published","title":"The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.0.1 does not properly handle \".\" (dotfile) file system entries in FAT file...","description":"The 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 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activities it more difficult to conduct forensics activities, as demonstrated by Flame.","status":"published","published":"2014-09-29T22:55:03.847Z","modified":"2026-10-23T17:47:29.769580005Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:25.218101Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619","description":"The 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.","status":"published","published":"2014-09-29T22:55:00Z","modified":"2026-04-22T09:18:42.578532Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:54:06.854805Z"},{"id":"USN-4765-1","title":"sleuthkit vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that The Sleuth Kit did not properly handle certain\nentires in FAT file systems. An attacker could use this vulnerability to\nmislead an analyst and obscure their activities. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2012-5619)\n\nIt was discovered that The Sleuth Kit mishandled certain crafted ISO 9660\nimages. If an analyst were tricked into opening a malicious image, an\nattacker could cause a denial of service (crash). (CVE-2017-13755)","status":"published","published":"2021-03-15T20:04:57Z","modified":"2026-06-29T13:48:11.650101323Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:15.159055Z"}]}}