VDB-38210 · CVE-2007-4198 · BID 25181

Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit up to 2.7 ntfs.c fs_data_put_str denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit up to 2.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function fs_data_put_str of the file ntfs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The fs_data_put_str function in ntfs.c in fls in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 does not validate a certain length value, which 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, which triggers a buffer over-read.

The weakness was published 07/27/2007 with isec (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4198 since 08/07/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 38212, 38211, 38209 and 38208.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: The Slueth Kit 2.08

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07/27/2007 🔍
08/02/2007 +6 days 🔍
08/07/2007 +5 days 🔍
08/07/2007 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2008 +341 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2435 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: isec
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4198 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 25181 - The Sleuth Kit Multiple Denial Of Service And Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 46998 - The Sleuth Kit (TSK) ntfs.c fls fs_data_put_str Function Malformed NTFS Image Handling DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 10/27/2017 08:56
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (52), 10/27/2017 08:56 (6)
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