CVE-2007-1738 (GCVE-0-2007-1738)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-03-28 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:06
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464722/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464472/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23180 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/24643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2007-03-28 00:00
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