CVE-2016-1281 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.81%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the "application directory", as demonstrated with the USP10.dll, RichEd20.dll, NTMarta.dll and SRClient.dll DLLs.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| IDRIX truecrypt | = 7.1-a | No fix listed |
| IDRIX truecrypt | = 7.2 | No fix listed |
| IDRIX VeraCrypt | <= 1.16 | No fix listed |
References
- 20160108 Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 20): TrueCrypt's installers allow arbitrary (remote) code execution and escalation of privilege exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160111 CVE-2016-1281: TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt Windows installers allow arbitrary code execution with elevation of privilege mailing-list patch third-party-advisory