CVE-2015-7358

Published Oct 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The IsDriveLetterAvailable method in Driver/Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, does not properly validate drive letter symbolic links, which allows local users to mount an encrypted volume over an existing drive letter and gain privileges via an entry in the /GLOBAL?? directory.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7282 The IsDriveLetterAvailable method in Driver/Ntdriver.c in TrueCrypt 7.0, VeraCrypt before 1.15, and CipherShed, when running on Windows, does not properly validate drive letter symbolic links, which allows local users to mount an encrypted volume over an existing drive letter and gain privileges via an entry in the /GLOBAL?? directory.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:43 AM
Reserved
Sep 24, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 3, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM