CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1467

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

The limitation of seed space increases the risk of successful brute force attacks, potentially leading to the compromise of user passwords.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of expect that does not use the process ID to seed the random number generator.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS