CVE-2007-1738

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-03-28 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt: 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/24643
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/24643
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

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