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Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31559
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Release Date:
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2008-08-21
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Last Update:
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2008-08-28
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Popularity:
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4,401 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Folder Lock 5.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Charalambous Glafkos and George Nicolaou have discovered a security issue in Folder Lock, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.
The security issue is caused due to the application storing the application's password using a weak encryption algorithm within the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\QualityControl" registry key. This can be exploited to extract the original password and gain access to locked files by decrypting the "_pack" registry value.
Successful exploitation allows access to Folder Lock protected files, but requires administrative privileges.
The security issue is confirmed in version 5.9.5. Other versions may also be affected.
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