CVE catalog

CVE-2012-2742

revelation: CVE-2012-2742

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 27, 2012, 10:55:01 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.82% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	revelation	sid	`0.5.6-1`	fixed
Debian	revelation	forky	`0.5.6-1`	fixed
Debian	revelation	trixie	`0.5.5-1`	fixed
Debian	revelation	bookworm	`0.5.5-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	revelation	source	sid	`0.4.11-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[633088]
Debian	revelation	source	forky	`0.4.11-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[633088]
Debian	revelation	source	trixie	`0.4.11-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[633088]
Debian	revelation	source	bookworm	`0.4.11-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[633088]

[Debian bug #633088]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[revelation]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.5.5-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.11-10
  dsa · revelation · debian · bookworm; dsa · revelation · debian · 12
- 0.5.5-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.11-10
  dsa · revelation · debian · bookworm; dsa · revelation · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[revelation]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.5.5-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.11-10
  dsa · revelation · debian · 13
- 0.5.5-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.11-10
  dsa · revelation · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:12 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]