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ubuntu-cve-2014-3462

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-08-07 20:29

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

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".

Severity

7.5 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

7.5 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      high

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3462	REPORT
	https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/2	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3462	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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          },
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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    },
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}

CVE-2014-3462 (GCVE-0-2014-3462)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-07 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:43

Summary

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".

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-0…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097537	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Date Public

2014-05-14 00:00

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ubuntu-cve-2014-3462

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2014-3462 (GCVE-0-2014-3462)

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