CVE-2001-0597 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can recover stored passwords via brute force due to weak random seeding in the STRIP password manager for PalmOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0597?
CVE-2001-0597 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zetetic Secure Tool for Recalling Important Passwords (STRIP) 0.5 and earlier for the PalmOS allows a local attacker to recover passwords via a brute force attack. This attack is made feasible by STRIP's use of SysRandom, which is seeded by TimeGetTicks, and an implementation flaw which vastly reduces the password 'search space'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zetetic Enterprises Strip.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0597 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0597 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78c3-v436-q543.