VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0912
Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mandrakesoft/mandrake linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-087.php3?dis=8.1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7604
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-087.php3?dis=8.1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7604
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.