CVE-2001-1467 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

mkpasswd in expect 5.2.8, as used by Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.0, seeds its random number generator with its process ID, which limits the space of possible seeds and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force password attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00665.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Don Libes	Expect

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1447	mkpasswd in expect 5.2.8, as used by Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.0, seeds its random number generator with its process ID, which limits the space of possible seeds and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force password attacks.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0173.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0192.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6382

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-21T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.593Z

Reserved: 2005-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1467

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-04-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1467

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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