Out-of-bounds read in sleuthkit (Alpine package)

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU31887

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10233

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in ntfs_dinode_lookup in fs/ntfs.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

sleuthkit (Alpine package): 4.1.0-r0 - 4.8.0-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sleuthkit_alpine_package:4.1.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.7
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sleuthkit_alpine_package:4.2.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.4
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sleuthkit_alpine_package:4.4.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3a7fc5cf68858dd0bd7efa8892337847a197f872
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9aefdaee560b79c75c429b0f4fcd98b7735c15e7

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.