CVE-2006-1378 describes a weak random number generator vulnerability in PasswordSafe 3.0 beta when operating on Windows versions prior to XP. This flaw allows attackers to more easily decrypt the database encryption key by generating keys from all possible rand() seed values and performing a known plaintext attack, potentially leading to password theft. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), it indicates a local attack vector with low complexity and a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:password_safe:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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