CVE-2007-4199 Null dereference in n/a
A malformed NTFS image can cause a denial of service in The Sleuth Kit, requiring user interaction to process the file.
- 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
What is CVE-2007-4199?
CVE-2007-4199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brian Carrier the Slueth Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4199?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-4199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4199, GHSA-54qh-hfxq-4cjr.