CVE-2016-1281

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, VeraCrypt before 1.17-BETA, and possibly other products allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the "application directory", as demonstrated with the USP10.dll, RichEd20.dll, NTMarta.dll and SRClient.dll DLLs.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.1:a::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1 - Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-01-23 21:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-1281

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1281

JSON object : View

Products Affected

idrix

truecrypt
veracrypt

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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7.8 /10