CVE-2001-1467

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6382

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736

http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0192.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0173.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-04-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N