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    CVE-2001-1467 (GCVE-0-2001-1467)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-04-21 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:58
    VLAI
    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.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
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    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
    Date Public
    2001-04-11 00:00
    Show details on NVD website

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    CVE-2001-1374 (GCVE-0-2001-1374)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:51
    VLAI
    Summary
    expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    Date Public
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    Show details on NVD website

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    CVE-2001-1374 (GCVE-0-2001-1374)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:51
    VLAI
    Summary
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    Severity
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    CWE
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    CVE-2001-1467 (GCVE-0-2001-1467)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2005-04-21 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:58
    VLAI
    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.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
    Date Public
    2001-04-11 00:00
    Show details on NVD website

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