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CVE-2019-1010065: The Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier is affected by: Integer Overflow.

The Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier is affected by: Integer Overflow. The impact is: Opening crafted disk image triggers crash in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c:237. The component is: Overflow in fls tool used on HFS image. Bug is in tsk/fs/hfs.c file in function hfs_cat_traverse() in lines: 952, 1062. The attack vector is: Victim must open a crafted HFS filesystem image.

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Plain-English summary

This flaw can crash The Sleuth Kit when a user opens a malicious HFS disk image. It matters most to forensic and incident-response teams because a crafted evidence image could disrupt analysis. The source bundle does not show data theft, code execution, or active exploitation.

Executive priority

Treat this as a targeted operational risk to forensic reliability, not as a broad enterprise compromise signal. Prioritize teams that process disk images from adversarial or unknown sources, then update tooling and isolate analysis workflows.

Technical view

CVE-2019-1010065 is an integer overflow in The Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier. The reported component is the fls tool handling HFS images, with the bug in hfs_cat_traverse() in tsk/fs/hfs.c. Opening a crafted HFS filesystem image can trigger a crash in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 or earlier processes HFS filesystem images, especially digital forensics, incident response, malware analysis, and evidence-handling workflows. Systems not using Sleuth Kit or not opening HFS images are less likely to be exposed.

Exploitation context

The cited description requires victim interaction: someone must open a crafted HFS filesystem image. The bundle marks KEV false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The documented impact is a crash, so denial of service to analysis tooling is the supported concern.

Researcher notes

The source bundle gives specific affected versions, component, file, function, and crash behavior, but no CVSS, CWE, or exploit-in-the-wild evidence. A GitHub commit and later Fedora and Debian security advisories support that maintainers addressed the issue.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Sleuth Kit using vendor or distribution security updates.
  • Check Fedora, Debian, and upstream Sleuth Kit guidance for fixed package versions.
  • Avoid processing untrusted HFS images on analyst workstations without isolation.
  • Use sandboxed or disposable analysis environments for suspicious disk images.
  • Prioritize replacement of Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory installed Sleuth Kit versions and flag 4.6.0 or earlier.
  • Identify workflows that run fls or Sleuth Kit against HFS images.
  • Confirm patched packages from trusted distribution advisories are installed.
  • Review forensic pipelines for untrusted disk-image handling controls.
  • Check incident-response hosts separately from general server inventories.
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The Sleuth KitThe Sleuth Kit≤ 4.6.0Listed
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