# CVE-2007-4036: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash Guidance Software EnCase by providing corrupted files or deeply nested directories, requiring user interaction to open the malicious content.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wjj2-66hj-pmf6

## What is CVE-2007-4036?

CVE-2007-4036 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Guidance Software EnCase allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a corrupted Microsoft Exchange database, which triggers an application crash when many options are selected; (2) a corrupted NTFS filesystem, which causes the application to report "memory allocation errors;" or (3) deeply nested directories, which trigger an application crash during an Expand All action. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of these vectors because the user can select fewer options, there is no operational impact, or the user can do less expansion

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Guidance Software Encase.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-4201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4201/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4035/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4194/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-4202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4202/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-4037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4037/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4036 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4036/
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