| Name | CVE-2014-3462 |
| 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". |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 736066 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| encfs (PTS) | bullseye | 1.9.5-1 | fixed |
| bookworm, sid, trixie | 1.9.5-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| encfs | source | (unstable) | 1.8.1-1 | low | | 736066 |
Notes
[jessie] - encfs <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - encfs <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - encfs <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Shortcoming documented in 1.7.4-4
https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
Upstream issue: https://github.com/vgough/encfs/issues/14
https://github.com/vgough/encfs/commit/9d06412f1c68b0607f27f2a4434a2801fa807a2d (v1.8.1)