Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4037
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
Products affected by CVE-2007-4037
- cpe:2.3:a:guidance_software:encase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4037
0.63%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4037
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4037
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4037
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474750/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threaded
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http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-07/bh-usa-07-speakers.html#Palmer
Black Hat USA 2007 Topics and Speakers
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474727/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25100
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http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf
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