CVE-2010-3073

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    CVE-2010-3073

    Published: 17 Sept 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/41158, http://secunia.com/advisories/41478, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html, 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://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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High