CVE-2008-2780
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Anubis (aka Anubis+Ripe160) plugin before 1.3 for encrypt stores the unencrypted file's size in cleartext in the header of the encrypted file, which allows attackers to distinguish between encrypted data and random padding at the end of the encrypted file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Anubis (Anubis+Ripe160) encryption plugin before version 1.3 stores the original unencrypted file's size in cleartext within the encrypted file header. This information disclosure allows attackers to distinguish between actual encrypted data and random padding appended at the end of encrypted files, potentially aiding in cryptographic attacks.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Anubis plugin installationLocate the Anubis encryption plugin on your system and determine its version number. Check plugin metadata, file properties, or version file included with the installation.Affected if The installed version is 1.2 or earlier (any version <= 1.2)
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Verify Anubis+Ripe160 is in useConfirm that the Anubis encryption plugin with Ripe160 hashing is actively configured or enabled for encrypting files on your system.Affected if The Anubis+Ripe160 encryption mode is enabled and used for file encryption
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Examine encrypted file header structureOpen an encrypted file produced by the Anubis plugin in a hex editor or binary viewer. Locate the header section (typically at the beginning of the file) and inspect whether a cleartext field containing the original file size is present.Affected if The original unencrypted file size appears as plaintext within the encrypted file header, visible without decryption
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Check multiple encrypted files for consistencyExamine several different encrypted files created by the Anubis plugin. Verify if each header contains a readable file size value that corresponds to the pre-encryption file size.Affected if Multiple encrypted files expose their original sizes in cleartext within their headers
Your environment is affected if the Anubis plugin version is 1.2 or earlier and you use it to encrypt files whose headers contain the original file size in plaintext.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Anubis plugin version 1.3 or later which addresses the cleartext file size storage in the encrypted header.
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- Implementation8.0 h
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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