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CVE-2018-11737

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  • Published2018-06-05
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

An issue was discovered in libtskfs.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 ntfs_fix_idxrec in tsk/fs/ntfs_dent.cpp which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-0511:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Sleuthkit the sleuth kit
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.x≥ 4.0.2, ≤ 4.6.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • sleuthkitUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sleuthkitUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

5 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-11737 Red Hat Product Security

    sleuthkit: Out-of-bounds memory read in tsk/fs/ntfs_dent.cpp:ntfs_fix_idxrec() function allows denial of service

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-06-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5q45-m5m4-6hqf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11737?

An issue was discovered in libtskfs.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 ntfs_fix_idxrec in tsk/fs/ntfs_dent.cpp which could be leveraged by an attacker to disclose information or manipulated to read from unmapped memory causing a denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-11737 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-11737 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11737?

CVE-2018-11737 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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