CVE-2015-7358
The IsDriveLetterAvailable method in Driver/Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, does not properly validate drive letter symbolic links, which allows local users to mount an encrypted volume over an existing drive letter and gain privileges via an entry in the /GLOBAL?? directory.
- Published date
- 2017-10-03T01:29Z
- Last modification date
- 2021-06-28T18:20Z
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Problem type
- CWE-264
Impact
- CVSS v3 vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Name | URL | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38403 | https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38403/ | EXPLOIT-DB | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Release%20Notes | https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Release%20Notes | CONFIRM | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=538 | https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=538 | MISC | Third Party Advisory |
| [oss-security] 20150924 Re: CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege | http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/24/3 | MLIST | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [oss-security] 20150922 CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege | http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/7 | MLIST | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133878/Truecrypt-7-Derived-Code-Windows-Drive-Letter-Symbolic-Link-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html | http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133878/Truecrypt-7-Derived-Code-Windows-Drive-Letter-Symbolic-Link-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html | MISC | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |