PT-2001-2557 · N/A · Expect

Published 2001-04-11 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2001-1467

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions expect versions 5.2.8

Description The issue concerns the mkpasswd utility in expect, which uses its process ID to seed the random number generator. This approach limits the range of possible seeds, making it easier for attackers to launch brute force password attacks.

Recommendations For expect version 5.2.8, consider using an alternative method to generate random numbers, or update to a version where this issue is resolved, however, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1467

Affected Products

Expect

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1467 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0173.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6382 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2632 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0192.html · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736 · Note