CVE-2024-7701

Misuse of SHA256 to create an encryption key

Description

Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort vulnerability in percona percona-toolkit allows Encryption Brute Forcing.This issue affects percona-toolkit: 3.6.0.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • User Auto-Generated passwords when encrypting file with the tool

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Affected: percona percona-toolkit
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/percona/percona-toolkit/blob/aa1ac0e6889168fddf73c3a72d447e9ea0c0c63b/src/go/pt-secure-collect/encrypt.go#L17 product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7701?
CVE-2024-7701 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-7701?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-7701: User Auto-Generated passwords when encrypting file with the tool
Is CVE-2024-7701 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-7701 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-7701?
CVE-2024-7701 affects percona percona-toolkit.
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