CVE-2004-2136 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

dm-crypt on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain "IV computation" weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption.

Published: 2005-06-01

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2128	dm-crypt on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain "IV computation" weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=107719798631935&w=2
http://mareichelt.de/pub/notmine/diskenc.pdf
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5UP0P1PFPM.html

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.600Z

Reserved: 2005-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2136

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-02-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2136

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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