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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 3074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:148 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- expect-insecure-library-search(6870) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- CLA-2001:409 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .