CVE-2008-2780

Description

The Anubis (aka Anubis+Ripe160) plugin before 1.3 for encrypt stores the unencrypted file's size in cleartext in the header of the encrypted file, which allows attackers to distinguish between encrypted data and random padding at the end of the encrypted file.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://albinoloverats.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1663/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42652 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30388 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2780?
CVE-2008-2780 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2780?
To fix CVE-2008-2780, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2780 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2780 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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