# CVE-2007-4037: Guidance Software EnCase allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a buffer over-read and application crash via a malformed NTFS filesystem

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-07/bh-usa-07-speakers.html#Palmer
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475335/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25100
- http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf

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