Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (29.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Don_libes Expect — versions 0, 1, 2
- Redhat Linux — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA)