CVE-2007-1589

N/A

Published: March 21, 2007 at 11:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorTruecrypt· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Truecrypt · Truecrypt Foundation

95%

4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2a

linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=version-history

References (4)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/24627

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23128

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=version-history

VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Source: [email protected]

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1103

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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