iOpus insecure password encryption
| iopus-insecure-passwords (26266) |  Low Risk |
Description:
iOpus Secure Email Attachments (SEA) uses an insecure encryption algorithm. If a password is used that contains repeated character strings, an attacker could decrypt the protected file using only a portion of the repeated character string.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 22 2006 - 11:25:16 CDT: ADVISORY FOR IOPUS SECURE EMAIL ATTACHMENTS.
- iOpus Web site: iOpus Secure Email Attachments.
- BID-17656: iOpus Secure Email Attachments Encryption Weakness
- CVE-2006-2036: iOpus Secure Email Attachments (SEA), probably 1.0, does not properly handle passwords that consist of repetitions of a substring, which allows attackers to decrypt files by entering only the substring.
- SA19771: iOpus Secure Email Attachments Password Usage Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1015980: iOpus Secure Email Attachments Password Weakness May Let Remote Users Decrypt Attachments
Platforms Affected:
- iOpus GmbH iOpus Secure Email Attachments (SEA) 1.0
Reported:
Apr 22, 2006
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