CVE-2016-1281
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-1281
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-23T21:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-01-27T02:59:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:idrix:truecrypt:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:idrix:veracrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.16 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/22 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1281 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1281 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:49:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:05:09 | 2017-01-23T21:59Z | 2017-01-23T21:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:05:09 | 2017-01-27T02:59:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:05:09 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |