CVE-2006-2183
N/A
Published: May 4, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTruecrypt
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19903VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1591VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26191Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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