CVE-2001-0912 — Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges

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HIGH

Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges

Published Jun 25, 2002

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.38%

Description

Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.38% 0.00381

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00381

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.38% (0.00381)	29.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.38% (0.00381)	29.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00046)	11.40th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	17.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	15.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-087.php3?dis=8.1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7604
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-087.php3?dis=8.1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7604		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 25, 2002

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jan 31, 2002

Link CVE-2001-0912

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2001-0912

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2001-0912