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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-10233 · published 9 March 2020

CVE-2020-10233: Sleuthkit the sleuth kit out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Sleuthkit · The Sleuth Kit

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.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.4% · top 16.6% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.4
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1829 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EY53OYU7UZLAJWNIVVNR3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQR2QY3IAF2IG6HGBSKGL66
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFQKIE5U3LS5U7POPGS7YHL
https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1829 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EY53OYU7UZLAJWNIVVNR3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQR2QY3IAF2IG6HGBSKGL66
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFQKIE5U3LS5U7POPGS7YHL

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-10233), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.