SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 does not properly handle integer data sizes when…
Priority LOW 12CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 does not properly handle integer data sizes when constructing headers intended for randomization of initialization vectors, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by defeating cryptographic protection mechanisms.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00713 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Arg0 |
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Arg0
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Arg0
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Arg0
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Arg0
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Arg0
- cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Arg0
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3073
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gr5x-6f83-c4g4
References
Other 6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
- 20100826 Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS
- [oss-security] 20100905 CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS
- [oss-security] 20100907 Re: CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS
- [oss-security] 20100905 Re: CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS
More Arg0 Encfs vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02938 EncFS before 1.7.0 encrypts multiple blocks by means of the CFB cipher mode with the same… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-02937 SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 uses an improper combination of an AES cipher and a… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-3073 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3073 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gr5x-6f83-c4g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3073 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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