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Truecrypt Foundation : Security Vulnerabilities

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# CVE ID CWE ID # of Exploits Vulnerability Type(s) Publish Date Update Date Score Gained Access Level Access Complexity Authentication Conf. Integ. Avail.
1 CVE-2008-3899 200 +Info 2008-09-03 2018-10-11
2.1
None Local Low Not required Partial None None
TrueCrypt 5.0 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer. NOTE: the researcher mentions a response from the vendor denying the vulnerability.
2 CVE-2007-1738 DoS +Priv 2007-03-28 2018-10-16
6.9
None Local Medium Not required Complete Complete Complete
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.
3 CVE-2006-2183 Exec Code +Priv 2006-05-04 2017-07-20
7.2
None Local Low Not required Complete Complete Complete
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command.
Total number of vulnerabilities : 3   Page : 1 (This Page)
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