CVE-2007-4196 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 8 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

A malformed NTFS image causes a long loop in The Sleuth Kit, leading to denial of service and preventing file examination.

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: Available

What is CVE-2007-4196?

CVE-2007-4196 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

icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 misinterprets a certain memory location as the holder of a loop iteration count, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4196?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Brian Carrier the Slueth Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4196?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-4196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4196, GHSA-72mr-454g-5j99.