CVE-2007-4198 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The fs_data_put_str function in ntfs.c in fls in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 does not validate a certain length value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image, which triggers a buffer over-read.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Brian Carrier	The Slueth Kit

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:brian_carrier:the_slueth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/46998
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=A19F11EF-13CA-4940-AFF3-9BE08F67EE22%40sleuthkit.org
http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25181

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-08T01:11:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:39.417Z

Reserved: 2007-08-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4198

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-08-08T01:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4198

Redhat

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