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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- TrueCrypt 4.3 - 'setuid' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-3664 · local · Apr 4, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2492 third-party-advisory
- truecrypt-setuid-dos(33303) vdb-entry
- 20070404 Re: Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in TrueCrypt 4.3 Linux (re. bid 23180) mailing-list
- 20070328 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in TrueCrypt 4.3 Linux (re. bid 23180) mailing-list
- 20070401 Re: Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in TrueCrypt 4.3 Linux (re. bid 23180) mailing-list
- 23180 vdb-entry
- 24643 third-party-advisory