CVE-2012-2742
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 27, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- May 14, 2012
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- revelation-passwordlength-weak-security(76407)vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20120618 CVE Request -- Revelation: 1) Limits effective password length to 32 characters 2) Doesn't iterate the passphrase through SHA algorithm to derive the encryption keymailing-list
- 54060vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20120618 Re: CVE Request -- Revelation: 1) Limits effective password length to 32 characters 2) Doesn't iterate the passphrase through SHA algorithm to derive the encryption keymailing-list
- 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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