High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7358
CVE-2015-7358
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.
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6cpe:2.3:a:ciphershed:ciphershed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ciphershed:ciphershed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.7.5.0
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt:truecrypt:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt:truecrypt:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
Patches
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References
6- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133878/Truecrypt-7-Derived-Code-Windows-Drive-Letter-Symbolic-Link-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/24/3nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdThird Party Advisory
- veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipagenvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38403/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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