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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76407 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/1 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54060 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/18/3 ↗
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421571 ↗
- http://oss.codepoet.no/revelation/issue/61/file-format-magic-string-version-mismatch ↗
- http://knoxin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/revelation-password-manager-considered.html ↗