Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-1738
CVE-2007-1738
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.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- secunia.com/advisories/24643nvdVendor Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2492nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464064/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464472/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464722/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23180nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33303nvd
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