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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335938
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047794.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047798.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047825.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41158Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41478Vendor Advisory
- http://www.arg0.net/encfs
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/05/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/06/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/8
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335938
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047794.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047798.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047825.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41158Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41478Vendor Advisory
- http://www.arg0.net/encfs
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/05/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/06/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/8
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified