debian · CVE-2012-2742

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:18:52 GMT

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CVE-2012-2742 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (revelation), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

Revelation 0.4.13-2 and earlier uses only the first 32 characters of a password followed by a sequence of zeros, which reduces the entropy and makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to crack passwords and obtain access to keys via a brute-force attack.

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