GSD-2012-5619

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
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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.
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CVE-2012-5619
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