CVE-2001-1467

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1467
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-04-11 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionmkpasswd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Don Libes Expect 5.2.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Re: flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command (importance of seeds & algorithms) - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Expect mkpasswd Biased Random Number Generation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#527736 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - The Expect Mkpasswd Utility Generates a Relatively Small Number of Passwords, Making Brute Force Password Guessing Attempts Easier af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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