First published: Wed Aug 08 2007(Updated: )
ntfs.c in fsstat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 interprets a certain variable as a byte count rather than a count of 32-bit integers, 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Brian Carrier The slueth Kit | <=2.08 | |
The Sleuth Kit | <=2.08 |
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CVE-2007-4200 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to application crashes.
To mitigate CVE-2007-4200, upgrade The Sleuth Kit to version 2.09 or later.
CVE-2007-4200 affects versions of The Sleuth Kit prior to 2.09.
CVE-2007-4200 requires user-assisted actions, which means exploitation is not fully remote.
The impacts of CVE-2007-4200 include application crashes and the prevention of examination of certain NTFS files.