| Name | CVE-2023-32784 |
| Description | In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| keepass2 (PTS) | jessie | 2.28+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.35+dfsg-2 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 2.41+dfsg-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 2.47+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| keepass2 | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| keepass2 | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| keepass2 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper
https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/
Negligible security impact