CVE-2020-10233

CRITICAL
Published Mar 9, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.1 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Mar 9, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ntfs_dinode_lookup in fs/ntfs.c.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.1
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
sleuthkitthe_sleuth_kit* ≤4.8.0

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1829
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EY53OYU7UZLAJWNIVVNR3EX2RNCCFTB/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQR2QY3IAF2IG6HGBSKGL66VUDOTC3OA/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFQKIE5U3LS5U7POPGS7YHLUSW2URWGJ/

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1829
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory