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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-3462: encfs: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-3462: encfs: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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".

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-fs-encfs

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