{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619","details":"The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.0.1 does not properly handle \".\" (dotfile) file system entries in FAT file systems and other file systems for which . is not a reserved name, which allows local users to hide activities it more difficult to conduct forensics activities, as demonstrated by Flame.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:19:55.900467Z","published":"2014-09-29T22:55:00Z","related":["USN-4765-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2012-5619"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5619"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5619"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4765-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sleuthkit","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sleuthkit@3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.2.3-2ubuntu1","3.2.3-2ubuntu2","3.2.3-2.1","3.2.3-2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libtsk3-3","binary_version":"3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"sleuthkit","binary_version":"3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5619.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}