CryptoBuddy Predictable Encrypted Passphrase Weakness

BID:6810

Info

CryptoBuddy Predictable Encrypted Passphrase Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6810
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-1391
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 10 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:06PM
Credit: The discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to [email protected].
Vulnerable: Research Triangle Software CryptoBuddy 1.2.2
Research Triangle Software CryptoBuddy 1.2
Research Triangle Software CryptoBuddy 1.0
Research Triangle Software CryptoBuddy 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CryptoBuddy Predictable Encrypted Passphrase Weakness

It has been reported that the passphrase encryption algorithm employed by CryptoBuddy is weak. Specifically, the encryption algorithm used generates predictable ciphertext for specific sequences of characters used as a passphrase.

An attacker can exploit this weakness to build a dictionary of encrypted passphrases and use this to decrypt stolen files.

Solution / Fix

CryptoBuddy Predictable Encrypted Passphrase Weakness

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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