full-disclosure - Re: [FD] Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 20): TrueCrypt's installers allow arbitrary (remote) code execution and escalation of privilege

Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:37:02 +0100
From: "Stefan Kanthak" <stefan.kanthak@...go.de>
To: "Sarah Allen" <sarah@...esspositive.com.au>, <fulldisclosure@...lists.org>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: [FD] Executable installers are vulnerable^WEVIL (case 20):
	TrueCrypt's installers allow arbitrary (remote) code
	execution and escalation of privilege

"Sarah Allen" <sarah@...esspositive.com.au> wrote:

> TrueCrypt ceased development back in 2014.

Which but does not mean/imply that everybody abandons TrueCrypt.

> Please refer to the below link to migrate to an alternative
> (BitLocker) from TrueCrypt.
> http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/

STOP posting on top, but DON'T stop reading on top, read that
page COMPLETELY and notice the download(s) offered at its end!

OUCH!

Also notice the MANY download sites that still offer TrueCrypt 7.1a
and its vulnerable executable installer:
<https://truecrypt.ch/downloads/>
<http://www.heise.de/download/truecrypt.html>
<https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm>
<http://filehippo.com/download_truecrypt/11601/>
<http://www.oldversion.com/windows/truecrypt-7-1a>
<http://downloads.tomsguide.com/TrueCrypt,0301-25935.html>
...

stay tuned
Stefan

[braindead fullquote removed]

_______________________________________________
Sent through the Full Disclosure mailing list
https://nmap.org/mailman/listinfo/fulldisclosure
Web Archives & RSS: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives