Description
Eraser 5.3 does not clear Windows alternate data streams that are attached to files on NTFS file systems, which allows attackers to recover sensitive information that was supposed to be deleted.
References
- 3912 vdb-entry
- http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-003.html
- ntfs-ads-file-wipe(7953) vdb-entry
- M-034 third-party-advisory government-resource
- 20020120 KSSA-003 - Multiple windows file wiping utilities do not properly wipe data with NTFS mailing-list