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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-13755

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-13755

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Aug 2017, 22:29 UTC

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted ISO 9660 image triggers an out-of-bounds read in iso9660_proc_dir() in tsk/fs/iso9660_dent.c in libtskfs.a, as demonstrated by fls.

osv:CVE-2017-13755
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13755",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:45.961239939Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00015.html",
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