CVE-2012-2742

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    CVE-2012-2742

    Published: 27 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High