CVE-2012-5619 (GCVE-0-2012-5619)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-09-29 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1046 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2012-12-01 00:00
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