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.
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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 : Modified
Published: 2001-04-11T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-07-11T01:29:08.790
Link: CVE-2001-1467
Redhat
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