CVE-2007-4196 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) versions prior to 2.09. The flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted NTFS image, preventing proper examination of the file system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. It requires user interaction (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brian_carrier:the_slueth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.