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CVE-2001-1467

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2001-04-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Don Libes Expect

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References