CVE-2007-1738 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain root privileges or cause denial of service by mounting a crafted TrueCrypt volume when the application is installed setuid root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1738?
CVE-2007-1738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-1738 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1738 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3v2-g3vq-8p45.