CVE-2010-3073
SSL_Cipher.cpp in EncFS before 1.7.0 does not properly handle integer data sizes when constructing headers intended for randomization of…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.71%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 46% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- EncFS 1.6.0 - Flawed CBC/CFB Cryptography Implementation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 34537local, linuxpublished 26 Aug 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 28 days later
· 28 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.71% · top 46% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 41158 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41478 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-14268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-14200 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20100826 Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100905 CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100907 Re: CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100905 Re: CVE Request -- EncFS / fuse-encfs [three ids] -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in EncFS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- ADV-2010-2414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-14254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-3075 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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