security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 5.7
- 5.8
- 5.9
- 5.10
- 5.11
- 5.12
- 5.13
- 5.14
- 5.15
- 5.16
- 5.17
- 5.18
- 5.19
- 5.20
- 5.21
- 5.22
- 5.23
- 5.24
- 5.25
- 5.26
- 5.27
- 5.28
- 5.29
- 5.30
- 5.31
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:148
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:148
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:148 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:148 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1374 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616675 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1374
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1374
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1374 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616675 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1374 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1374 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.