CVE-2017-18021 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.

Published: 2018-01-05

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qtpass:qtpass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9161	It was discovered that QtPass before 1.2.1, when using the built-in password generator, generates possibly predictable and enumerable passwords. This only applies to the QtPass GUI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02363.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/IJHack/QtPass/issues/338
https://github.com/IJHack/QtPass/releases/tag/v1.2.1
https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/password-store/2018-January/003165.html
https://qtpass.org/

History

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Subscriptions

Qtpass Qtpass

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-05T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:02:39.696Z

Reserved: 2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18021

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-05T19:29:00.217

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:12:03.357

Link: CVE-2017-18021

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

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