CVE-2007-1589 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 21 Mar 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can cause denial of service by dismounting volumes mounted by other users when TrueCrypt runs in set-euid mode.

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-2007-1589?

CVE-2007-1589 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TrueCrypt before 4.3, when set-euid mode is used on Linux, allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem unavailability) by dismounting a volume mounted by a different user.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-1589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfmx-92xm-fh2v.