CVE-2016-1281 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8