Is CVE-2012-5619 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5619 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5619?

CVE-2012-5619 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5619?

CVE-2012-5619 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5619?

Upgrade sleuthkit on debian 11 to 4.1.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5619

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

sleuthkitDebian

Fixed in:4.1.2-1CVE-2012-5619

libtsk13Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4765-1

libtsk3-3Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4765-1

sleuthkitUbuntu

Fixed in:3.2.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4765-1

Fixed in:4.2.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4765-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references7

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.