Vulnerability CVE-2007-1738
Published: 2007-03-28   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
TrueCrypt 4.3, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem unavailability) or gain privileges by mounting a crafted TrueCrypt volume, as demonstrated using (1) /usr/bin or (2) another user's home directory, a different issue than CVE-2007-1589.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in TrueCrypt 4.3 Linux (re. bid 23180)
Tim Rees
31.03.2007

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Truecrypt foundation -> Truecrypt 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2492
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464064/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464472/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464722/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23180
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33303
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