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CVE-2006-1378
PasswordSafe 3.0 beta, when running on Windows before XP, uses a weak random number generator (C++ rand function) during generation of the…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.33%
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Description
PasswordSafe 3.0 beta, when running on Windows before XP, uses a weak random number generator (C++ rand function) during generation of the database encryption key, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the database and steal passwords by generating keys for all possible rand() seed values and conducting a known plaintext attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- passwordsafe-key-brute-force(25429) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 618 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20060323 PasswordSafe 3.0 weak random number generator allows key recovery attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060907 Re: PasswordSafe 3.0 weak random number generator allows key recovery attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 17200 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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