Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-2380 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:48:13.677Z
Reserved: 2016-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-1281
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.970
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-1281
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD