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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-3462 · published 7 August 2017

CVE-2014-3462: Opensuse leap information exposure vulnerability

Opensuse · Leap

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".

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 3.1% · top 12.6% CWE-200 · Information exposure
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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".

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00090.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097537 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00090.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097537 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-09 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-3462), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.