CVE-2012-2742
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.4.11-10 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.4.11-10 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.4.11-10 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.4.11-10 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.4.11-10 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | {"endIncluding":"0.4.13-2"} | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.1.0 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.1.1 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.1.2 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.2.0 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.2.1 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.3.0 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.3.1 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.3.2 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.3.3 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.3.4 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.0 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.1 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.2 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.3 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.4 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.5 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.6 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.7 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.8 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.9 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.10 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.11 | |
| mikel_olasagasti | revelation | 0.4.12 | |
References
- http://knoxin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/revelation-password-manager-considered.html
- http://oss.codepoet.no/revelation/issue/61/file-format-magic-string-version-mismatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54060
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421571
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76407
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2742
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.