CVE-2001-1374
N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:56 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinuxLinuxExpect
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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