# CVE-2018-11737: Information disclosure in n/a

> An out-of-bounds read in The Sleuth Kit allows attackers to disclose information or cause denial of service via crafted NTFS images.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11737, GHSA-5q45-m5m4-6hqf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11737

## What is CVE-2018-11737?

CVE-2018-11737 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in libtskfs.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 ntfs_fix_idxrec in tsk/fs/ntfs_dent.cpp which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11737?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11737?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2018-11737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-14531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14531/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10233/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-40024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40024/): Sleuth Kit tsk_recover Path Traversal (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2018-11738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11738/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-11739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11739/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11737 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11737 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11737/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11737
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11737
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11737

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11737/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.