CVE-2006-2183

Public Exploit

Description

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26191	vdb entry
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.html	mailing list exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/25131	vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1591	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19903	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.truecrypt.org/history.php	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2183?: CVE-2006-2183 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2183?: To fix CVE-2006-2183, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2183 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2183 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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