Vulnerability in Counterpane Password Safe
CVE-2001-0984
Password Safe 1.7(1) leaves cleartext passwords in memory when a user copies the password to the clipboard and minimizes Password Safe with the "Clear the password when minimized" and "Lock password database on minimize and prompt on restore" options enabled, which could allow an attacker with access to the memory (e.g. an administrator) to read the passwords.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Counterpane Password Safe — versions 1.7.1
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7123 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3337 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213931 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)