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CVE Details for CVE: CVE-2001-1467
Summary
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.
Timestamps
Last major update 11-07-2017 - 01:29
Published 11-04-2001 - 04:00
Last modified 11-07-2017 - 01:29
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CAPEC
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CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS
Base
7.5
Impact
6.4
Exploitability
10.0
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
CVSS3
None
VIA4 references
cvss-vector via4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
bid 2632
bugtraq
  • 20010411 flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command
  • 20010412 Re: flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command (importance of seeds & algorithms)
cert-vn VU#527736
sectrack 1001303
xf mkpasswd-weak-passwords(6382)