# CVE-2005-3801: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Local attackers can brute-force encryption keys faster by bypassing the key derivation function, potentially exposing stored passwords.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7228-q7cr-4533

## What is CVE-2005-3801?

CVE-2005-3801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CounterPane PasswordSafe 1.x and 2.x allows local users to test possible encryption keys against a subset of the stored key data without performing the more expensive key derivation function (KDF) function, which reduces the search time in brute force attacks.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3801?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Counterpane Passwordsafe.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3675/): Security feature bypass in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3801/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3801

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3801/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.