CVE-2006-2183 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting a PATH vulnerability in TrueCrypt when it runs with SUID root permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2183?
CVE-2006-2183 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q94-wqm2-7787.