CVE catalog
CVE-2012-5619
sleuthkit: CVE-2012-5619
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sleuthkit | sid | 4.15.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | sleuthkit | forky | 4.14.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | sleuthkit | trixie | 4.12.1+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| Debian | sleuthkit | bookworm | 4.11.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 4.1.3-11ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 4.1.3-12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 4.2.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 3.2.3-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 3.2.3-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 3.2.3-2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 3.2.3-2.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | pro | 3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sleuthkit | source | sid | 4.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [695097] |
| Debian | sleuthkit | source | forky | 4.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [695097] |
| Debian | sleuthkit | source | trixie | 4.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [695097] |
| Debian | sleuthkit | source | bookworm | 4.1.2-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [695097] |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | deb | pro | 4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-4765-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | sleuthkit | deb | pro | 3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libtsk19]Fixed
Source package: [sleuthkit]
Details (2)
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
- [libtsk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [sleuthkit]
Details (2)
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
- [sleuthkit]Fixed
Source package: [sleuthkit]
Details (2)
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
4.11.1+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · bookworm; dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libtsk19t64]Fixed
Source package: [sleuthkit]
Details (2)
4.12.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
4.12.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
- [libtsk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [sleuthkit]
Details (2)
4.12.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
4.12.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
- [sleuthkit]Fixed
Details (2)
4.12.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
4.12.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.2-1dsa · sleuthkit · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5619]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4765-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5619]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-5619.json]
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