CVE-2012-2742

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2742
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-27 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionRevelation 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.1.0 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.1.1 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.1.2 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.2.0 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.2.1 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.3.0 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.3.1 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.3.2 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.3.3 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.3.4 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.0 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.1 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.10 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.11 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.12 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.2 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.3 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.4 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.5 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.6 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.7 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.8 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation 0.4.9 All All All
Application Mikel Olasagasti Revelation All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Revelation Multiple Security Weaknesses af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- Revelation: 1) Limits effective password length to 32 characters 2) Doesn't iterate the passphrase through SHA algorithm to derive the encryption key af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
The Litany of Knox in Box: Revelation password manager considered harmful (but now fixed) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 knoxin.blogspot.co.uk
oss-security - 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 key af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
erikg / Revelation / issues / #61 - File Format Magic String / Version mismatch between Docs and Source — Bitbucket af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oss.codepoet.no
421571 – (CVE-2012-3818) <x11-misc/revelation-0.4.14 : Too weak encryption / file format to be considered as a password manager (CVE-2012-3818) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
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