CVE-2007-4197
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code...
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
CVE-2007-4197- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
CVE-2007-4197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4180 No score
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4180- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp92-p89j-f44w No score
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code...
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
GHSA-cp92-p89j-f44w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
CVE-2007-4197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4197 No score
icat in Brian Carrier The Sleuth Kit (TSK) before 2.09 omits NULL pointer checks in certain code paths, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) and prevent examination of certain NTFS files via a malformed NTFS image.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4197 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Brian Carrier The Slueth Kit, published August 8, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in sleuthkit 2.09-1.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/474809/100/0/threaded
sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=A19F11EF-13CA-4940-AFF3-9BE08F67EE22%40sleuthkit.org
isecpartners.com/files/iSEC-Breaking_Forensics_Software-Paper.v1_1.BH2007.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4197
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cp92-p89j-f44w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4197