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CVE-2001-1467
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2001-04-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
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.
Affected products
- Don Libes Expect: 5.2.8
References
- 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
- 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
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