GHSA-h27m-mw24-wfwvMediumCVSS 3.3
The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in hfs_load_extended_attrs() in tsk/fs/hfs.c that reads the decmpfs header without checking attribute length. Attackers can supply a crafted HFS+ image with a com.apple.decmpfs attr_size of 1 to 15 to read past the allocation and crash analysis tools like istat or icat.
🔗 References (7)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120453
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/3583
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/blob/sleuthkit-4.15.0/tsk/fs/hfs.c#L4249-L4318
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/releases/tag/sleuthkit-4.15.0
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/sleuthkit-hfs-decmpfs-attr-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/the-sleuth-kit-through-4.15.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-hfs-decmpfs-header
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h27m-mw24-wfwv