CVE-2001-1374 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the 'expect' utility, specifically versions before 5.32, affecting various Linux distributions including Conectiva and Red Hat. The flaw stems from 'expect' searching for libraries in /var/tmp before other standard directories, allowing a local attacker to plant a malicious library that 'mkpasswd' could then execute with elevated privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) has a low attack complexity and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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