CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1281

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-1281 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for TrueCrypt 7.2 and 7.1a, and VeraCrypt before version 1.17-BETA, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. This can lead to DLL hijacking attacks using a Trojan horse DLL in the application directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access and execution of malicious code by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of VeraCrypt and to monitor and restrict access to application directories to minimize the risk of DLL hijacking attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS