Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-11740
An issue was discovered in libtskbase.a in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) from release 4.0.2 through to 4.6.1. An out-of-bounds read of a memory region was found in the function tsk_UTF16toUTF8 in tsk/base/tsk_unicode.c which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service attack.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-11740
- cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11740
0.22%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 60 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-11740
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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4.9
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NIST | |
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8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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5.2
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-11740
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-11740
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https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1264
AddressSanitizer: user-after-free (UAF) and out-of-bounds read (OOB) in tsk_UTF16toUTF8 (tsk/base/tsk_unicode.c:159:14) · Issue #1264 · sleuthkit/sleuthkit · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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