Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-13756

Description

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.

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Affected products

Sleuthkit/The Sleuth Kit2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.4.2
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/914nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00015.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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