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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1378 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.07% | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.95% | 0.07% | -0.88% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
: This vulnerability exists only in Windows OS environments before XP. For some reason it would not let me notate that in the "vulnerable software" section.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterpane | password_safe | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:counterpane:password_safe:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |