PT-2006-3162 · Truecrypt · Truecrypt

Published 2006-05-04 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-2183

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Truecrypt version 4.1

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command. This occurs when Truecrypt is running suid root on Linux.

Recommendations For Truecrypt version 4.1, consider restricting the use of the suid root functionality on Linux systems until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, ensure that the PATH environment variable is properly set and validated to prevent malicious modifications.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2183

Affected Products

Truecrypt

References · 7

• 🔥 http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2183 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19903 · Vendor Advisory
• http://truecrypt.org/history.php · Patch
• http://osvdb.org/25131 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26191 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1591 · Note