CVE-2007-4037
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
27/07/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Guidance Software EnCase allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a buffer over-read and application crash via a malformed NTFS filesystem containing a modified FILE record with a certain large offset. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, asserting that relevant attackers typically do not corrupt a filesystem, and indicating that the relevant read operation can be disabled
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:guidance_software:encase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-07/bh-usa-07-speakers.html#Palmer
- http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25100
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-07/bh-usa-07-speakers.html#Palmer
- http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25100