Description
The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in decmpfs_decompress_lzvn_attr() that allows attackers to crash the tool by supplying a crafted HFS+ image. Attackers can set a huge uncompressed_size in an LZVN inline com.apple.decmpfs attribute so allocation fails and the decoder writes through NULL, causing denial of service.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


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Description The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in decmpfs_decompress_lzvn_attr() that allows attackers to crash the tool by supplying a crafted HFS+ image. Attackers can set a huge uncompressed_size in an LZVN inline com.apple.decmpfs attribute so allocation fails and the decoder writes through NULL, causing denial of service.
Title The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via decmpfs LZVN Decompression
First Time appeared Sleuthkit
Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sleuthkit
Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T21:44:51.763Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:21.444Z

Link: CVE-2026-120454

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T21:44:40.375Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-02T15:17:28.950

Modified: 2026-11-05T22:17:54.777

Link: CVE-2026-120454

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-02T14:29:11Z

Links: CVE-2026-120454 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T16:00:09Z

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