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 a...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.2%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ciphershed | <= 0.7.5.0 | No fix listed |
| IDRIX VeraCrypt | <= 1.14 | No fix listed |
| truecrypt | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
References
- packetstormsecurity.com third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20150922 CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150924 Re: CVE Request - TrueCrypt 7.1a and VeraCrypt 1.14 Local Elevation of Privilege issue-tracking mailing-list third-party-advisory
- code.google.com third-party-advisory
- veracrypt.codeplex.com release-notes vendor-advisory
- 38403 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry