Description
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sleuthkit | 2.09-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | sleuthkit | 2.09-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | sleuthkit | 2.09-1 | — |
References
- 20070726 Re: Guidance Software response to iSEC report on EnCase mailing-list
- 25181 vdb-entry
- 20070802 RE: Re: Guidance Software response to iSEC report on EnCase mailing-list
- [sleuthkit-announce] 20070614 TSK 2.09 Released and new Wiki mailing-list
- http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf