fkie_cve-2001-1467
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2001-04-11 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
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.
References
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"lang": "en",
"value": "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."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2001-1467",
"lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"version": "2.0"
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"exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
"impactScore": 6.4,
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"published": "2001-04-11T04:00:00.000",
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