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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Don Libes Expect — versions 0, 1, 2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)