7.5

CVE-2001-1467: don_libes expect

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 21-04-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-1467 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in don_libes expect. EPSS estimates a 2.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.61% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Don_libes1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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