CVE-2014-3462
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The ".encfs6.xml" configuration file in encfs before 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to access sensitive data by setting "blockMACBytes" to 0 and adding 8 to "blockMACRandBytes".
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.2 | Affected | — |
| 42.1 | Affected | — |
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| encfs_project | encfs | {"endExcluding":"1.7.5"} | 1.7.5 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3462.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00090.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097537
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3462
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.