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CVE-2001-0984
Published: Feb 2, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
counterpane-password-access(7123)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
3337
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20010913 leak of information in counterpane/Bruce Schneier's Password Safe program
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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