Description
expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.
Published: 2003-04-02
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1355 expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:08.224Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1374

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-07-19T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1374

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-02-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1374 - Bugzilla

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