Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 allows user-assisted remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0143 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:brian_carrier:the_slueth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.08 | Vulnerable | Brian Carrier |
- cpe:2.3:a:brian_carrier:the_slueth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.08 Vulnerable ·Brian Carrier
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4199
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54qh-hfxq-4cjr
References
More Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04064 icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-04067 ntfs.c in fsstat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 interprets a certain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-04065 The fs_data_put_str function in ntfs.c in fls in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-04063 icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 misinterprets a certain memory… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-4199 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4199 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54qh-hfxq-4cjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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