MGASA-2016-0026

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    MGASA-2016-0026

    Published: 20 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3462

    Summary: Updated encfs packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A local attacker can utilize a possible buffer overflow in the encodeName method of StreamNameIO and BlockNameIO to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. Also multiple weak cryptographics practices have been found in encfs (CVE-2014-3462)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0026.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17424, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: encfs

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/encfs?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.5-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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
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