CVE-2016-1281

Published Jan 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2380 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:48 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2017, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:41 AM