Integer overflow in Sleuth Kit The Sleuth Kit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier is affected by: Integer Overflow. The impact is: Opening crafted disk image triggers crash in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c:237. The component is: Overflow in fls tool used on HFS image. Bug is in tsk/fs/hfs.c file in function hfs_cat_traverse() in lines: 952, 1062. The attack vector is: Victim must open a crafted HFS filesystem image.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sleuth Kit | The Sleuth Kit | ≤ 4.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- The Sleuth Kit VendorThe Sleuth Kit Affected ≤ 4.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | sleuthkit |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·sleuthkit
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqwg-v65r-hvf2
References
More The Sleuth Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-83846 NULL pointer dereference in The Sleuth Kit HFS+ decmpfs decoder CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-83845 Heap out-of-bounds read in The Sleuth Kit HFS+ extended attributes CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2007-02709 Integer overflow in the "file" program 4.20, when running on 32-bit systems, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-1010065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqwg-v65r-hvf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1010065 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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