VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-4037

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-07-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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