CVE-2015-7358

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.96% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory codeplex.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Release%20Notes release notes vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38403/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/24/3 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133878/Truecrypt-7-Derived-Code-Windows-Drive-Letter-Symbolic-Link-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/7 third party advisory mailing list
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=538 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7358?
CVE-2015-7358 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7358?
To fix CVE-2015-7358, 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-2015-7358 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7358 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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