Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

BID:19078

CVE-2006-3675 |

Info

Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 19078
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-3675
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 24 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 25 2006 04:42PM
Credit: J.R. Wikes discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Counterpane Password Safe 3.0 BETA1
Counterpane Password Safe 2.16
Counterpane Password Safe 2.11
Not Vulnerable: Counterpane Password Safe 3.01

Discussion

Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

Password Safe is prone to a vulnerability that may result in information disclosure. This issue is due to a flaw in the implementation of the inactivity timer, which is designed to lock the database when it is not in use.

This issue may allow local attackers to gain access to the contents of the Password Safe database, since the database-locking feature may not function correctly under certain circumstances.

Versions 2.11, 2.16, and 3.0 beta 1 are vulnerable to this issue. Other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

Attackers use the vulnerable application itself to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Password Safe version 3.01 to address this issue.


Counterpane Password Safe 2.11

Counterpane Password Safe 3.0 BETA1

Counterpane Password Safe 2.16

References

Password Safe Local Insecure Idle Timeout Lock Vulnerability

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