CVE-2007-1738
TrueCrypt 4.3 - Privilege Escalation or Denial of Service via Crafted Volume Mount
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1738. PoCs published by Marco Ivaldi.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a setuid root TrueCrypt 4.3 vulnerability to escalate privileges by mounting a crafted volume, targeting directories like /usr/bin or user home directories. It relies on NPTL thread local storage dynamic linking and requires manual tweaking for non-TLS platforms.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a setuid root TrueCrypt 4.3 vulnerability to escalate privileges by mounting a crafted volume, targeting directories like /usr/bin or user home directories. It relies on NPTL thread local storage dynamic linking and requires manual tweaking for non-TLS platforms.