The ".encfs6.xml" configuration file in encfs before 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 38CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
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".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03112 87th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:encfs_project:encfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.7.5 | Vulnerable | Encfs Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:encfs_project:encfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Encfs Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3462
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5m4-rhm6-f24f
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-3462 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3462 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5m4-rhm6-f24f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3462 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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