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CVE-2007-4199

4.3 · MEDIUM

Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed N…

Published Aug 8, 2007brian_carrierEPSS 1.43%

Overview

CVE-2007-4199 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting brian_carrier the_slueth_kit. It was published on August 8, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 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 that triggers (1) dereference of a certain integer value by ntfs_dent.c in fls, or (2) dereference of a certain other integer value by ntfs.c in fsstat.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from brian_carrier. Update the_slueth_kit to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
brian_carrierthe_slueth_kit0Affected

References

Refosvdb.org/46997Refsourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=A19F11EF-13CA-4940-AFF3-9BE08F67EE22%40sleuthkit.orgRefwww.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdfRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25181Refosvdb.org/46997Refsourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=A19F11EF-13CA-4940-AFF3-9BE08F67EE22%40sleuthkit.orgRefwww.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdfRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4199?

CVE-2007-4199 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting brian_carrier the_slueth_kit. It was published on August 8, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4199?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4199?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from brian_carrier. Update the_slueth_kit to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4199?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4199 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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