CVE-2001-0912

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 23 years ago

2001-11-30 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-10 01:29:00

Affected Software

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 8.1

8.1

References

MDKSA-2001:087

Patch, Vendor Advisory

linux-expect-unauth-root(7604)

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