VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1374

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-07-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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