CVE - CVE-2001-1467

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-1467	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:2632 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2632 BUGTRAQ:20010411 flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0173.html BUGTRAQ:20010412 Re: flaw in RH ``mkpasswd'' command (importance of seeds & algorithms) URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0192.html CERT-VN:VU#527736 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527736 SECTRACK:1001303 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1001303 XF:mkpasswd-weak-passwords(6382) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6382
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050421	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050421)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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