CVE-2001-1467

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…

published April 21, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02612 · 85.3th percentile
Published
2005-04-21T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5