{"cve":"CVE-2012-5619","nvd":{"published":"2014-09-29T22:55:03.847","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:06.170","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://labs.bitdefender.com/2012/06/flame-the-story-of-leaked-data-carried-by-human-vector/","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097289.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097293.html","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:125","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/01/2"],"products":["sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5619","score":0.00359,"percentile":0.29673,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}