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CVE-2007-1738

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2007-03-28 Modified: 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 Platforms

Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References