SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 uses an improper combination of an AES cipher and a…
Priority LOW 11CWE-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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00386 32nd 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-2010-3074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r66-g66j-95vv
References
Other 8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335938
- 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
- http://www.arg0.net/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-2010-02936 SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 does not properly handle integer data sizes when… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-3074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2r66-g66j-95vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3074 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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