CVE-2010-3073

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-09-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3073 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-3073

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
34537 exploit_db edb 2010-08-26 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3073

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-27 0.43% 0.16% -0.27%
2 2025-03-30 0.57% 0.43% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 0.57%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3073

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3073

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3073

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-3073 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (encfs), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3073
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-3073 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (encfs), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 6, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3073

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3073

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arg0 encfs <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arg0 encfs 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arg0 encfs 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arg0 encfs 1.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arg0 encfs 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arg0 encfs 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:arg0:encfs:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3073

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-08/0316.html
http://code.google.com/p/encfs/source/detail?r=59
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047794.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047798.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047825.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41158 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41478 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/05/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/06/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/8
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2414 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630460
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