CVE-2017-13756

low-risk
Published 2017-08-29

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted disk image triggers infinite recursion in dos_load_ext_table() in tsk/vs/dos.c in libtskvs.a, as demonstrated by mmls.

Do I need to act?

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0.21% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

The Sleuth Kit

Affected Vendors

Debian Sleuthkit

References (4)

Issue Tracking https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/914
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00015.html
Issue Tracking https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/914
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00015.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low