CVE-2005-3801
CounterPane PasswordSafe 1.x and 2.x allows local users to test possible encryption keys against...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.6
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-3801- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-3801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3796 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3796- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7228-q7cr-4533 No score
CounterPane PasswordSafe 1.x and 2.x allows local users to test possible encryption keys against...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7228-q7cr-4533- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3801 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Counterpane Passwordsafe, published November 24, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.