CVE-2007-1738

Exp

TrueCrypt 4.3, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem unavailability) or gain privileges by mounting a crafted TrueCrypt volume, as demonstrated using (1) /usr/bin or (2) another user's home directory, a different issue than CVE-2007-1589.

Published: 2007-03-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-1738 is rated Exploit Available (57.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-1738

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3664 exploit_db edb 2007-04-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1738

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.21% +0.16%
2 2023-03-07 1.92% 0.04% -1.88%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.92% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1738

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1738

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1738

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
truecrypt_foundation truecrypt 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
truecrypt_foundation truecrypt 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
truecrypt_foundation truecrypt 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
truecrypt_foundation truecrypt 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
truecrypt_foundation truecrypt 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1738

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