CVE-2010-3074

Description

SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 uses an improper combination of an AES cipher and a CBC cipher mode for encrypted filesystems, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a watermark attack.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/41158 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
http://secunia.com/advisories/41478 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047794.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047825.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335938
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/05/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/8 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/06/1 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.arg0.net/encfs
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047798.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3074?
CVE-2010-3074 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3074?
To fix CVE-2010-3074, 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-2010-3074 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3074 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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