CVE-2005-3801 describes a vulnerability in CounterPane PasswordSafe versions 1.x and 2.x, where local attackers can bypass the full key derivation function during brute-force attempts. This significantly reduces the time required to guess encryption keys by allowing tests against a subset of stored key data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating low attack complexity and local access requirements, with potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.1aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.2-dk_experimentalCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2-dk_experimental:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.2aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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