CVE-2007-4194 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in EnCase via a malformed file, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4194?
CVE-2007-4194 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Guidance Software EnCase 5.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a malformed file, related to "EnCase's file system parsing." NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory. It might overlap CVE-2007-4036.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Guidance Software Encase.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-4194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wc4-62vg-g675.