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CVE-2012-5619

Published: Sep 29, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[oss-security] 20121203 Re: CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883330

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http://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/

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FEDORA-2013-0336

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FEDORA-2013-0320

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[oss-security] 20121201 CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems

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