Vulnerability in Truecrypt Foundation

CVE-2007-1738

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1738?
CVE-2007-1738 is a vulnerability in Truecrypt Foundation. Published 2007-03-28.
Is CVE-2007-1738 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.