CVE - CVE-2012-5619

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5619	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:FEDORA-2013-0320 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097289.html MISC:FEDORA-2013-0336 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097293.html MISC:MDVSA-2013:125 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:125~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:[oss-security] 20121201 CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/01/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20121203 Re: CVE request: TSK misrepresents "." files on FAT filesystems URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/2 MISC:http://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/ URL:http://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883330 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883330
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121024	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20121024)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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