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CVE-2006-2183
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 4th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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