CVE-2012-2743 Weak cryptography in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2743 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-2743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2743 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-2012-2743/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2743/index.md)
Weak SHA hashing in Revelation password manager allows attackers to brute force passwords, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2743?
CVE-2012-2743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012.
Official description
Revelation 0.4.13-2 and earlier does not iterate through SHA hashing algorithms for AES encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mikel Olasagasti Revelation.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2743?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-2743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2743, GHSA-gfcf-47fv-3q9j.