CVE-2007-1589 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

TrueCrypt before 4.3, when set-euid mode is used on Linux, allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem unavailability) by dismounting a volume mounted by a different user.

Published: 2007-03-21

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:ia32_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.2a:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1583	TrueCrypt before 4.3, when set-euid mode is used on Linux, allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem unavailability) by dismounting a volume mounted by a different user.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/24627
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23128
http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=version-history
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1103

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-03-21T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:59:08.967Z

Reserved: 2007-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1589

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-03-21T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1589

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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