CVE-2018-11740 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 input.
- 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
What is CVE-2018-11740?
CVE-2018-11740 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 libtskbase.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 tsk_UTF16toUTF8 in tsk/base/tsk_unicode.c which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service attack.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11740?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-11740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11740, GHSA-r7rp-7j3w-63cw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11740.