Upstream information
Description
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".SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 4.4 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium |
| Authentication | None | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | Complete |
| Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0158-1
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri May 16 04:16:32 2014CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:20:48 2025