CVE-2007-4198

NameCVE-2007-4198
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sleuthkit (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.1.3-4+deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch4.4.0-5+deb9u1fixed
buster4.6.5-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye4.10.1+dfsg-1fixed
bookworm4.11.1+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie4.12.1+dfsg-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sleuthkitsource(unstable)2.09-1unimportant

Notes

Labelling this as a security problem is a bit far-fetched.

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