CVE-2005-3801

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.

Published: 2005-11-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3801 is rated Low Risk (19.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3801

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3801

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3801

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3801

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.1a cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2-dk_experimental cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2-dk_experimental:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2a cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2b cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2b_ppc cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2b_ppc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2c cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2c.1 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 1.9.2c.2 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:1.9.2c.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.03 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.04 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.05 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.06 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.07 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.08 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.09 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
counterpane passwordsafe 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:passwordsafe:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3801

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