VDB-38211 · CVE-2007-4199 · BID 25181

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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit up to 2.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file ntfs_dent.c. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-4199. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit up to 2.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the file ntfs_dent.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 07/27/2007 with isec (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4199 since 08/07/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 25181†) and OSVDB (46997†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-38212, VDB-38210, VDB-38209 and VDB-38208. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Brian Carrier

Name

The Slueth Kit

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: The Slueth Kit 2.08

Timelineinfo

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-2007-4199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38211
SecurityFocus: 25181 - The Sleuth Kit Multiple Denial Of Service And Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 46997 - The Sleuth Kit (TSK) ntfs_dent.c fls NTFS Image Handling DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 10/27/2017 08:46
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (51), 10/27/2017 08:46 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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