VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1374
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- don libes/expect · conectiva/linux · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.