| Name | CVE-2001-1467 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| expect (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 5.45.4-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.45.4-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| expect | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- expect <not-affected> (in expect 5.42.1, mkpasswd does not seed by pid)
doesn't seem to seed at all; my tests indicate it generates no dups in
some 100000 passwords.