CVE-2012-2742

Summary

Revelation 0.4.13-2 and earlier uses only the first 32 characters of a password followed by a sequence of zeros, which reduces the entropy and makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to crack passwords and obtain access to keys via a brute-force attack.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76407
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54060
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/3
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421571
• http://oss.codepoet.no/revelation/issue/61/file-format-magic-string-version-mismatch
• http://knoxin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/revelation-password-manager-considered.html

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76407
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54060
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/3
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421571
• http://oss.codepoet.no/revelation/issue/61/file-format-magic-string-version-mismatch
• http://knoxin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/revelation-password-manager-considered.html

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