CVE catalog
CVE-2001-1467
expect: CVE-2001-1467
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.61% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | expect | sid | 5.45.4-10 | not affected |
| Debian | expect | forky | 5.45.4-10 | not affected |
| Debian | expect | trixie | 5.45.4-4 | not affected |
| Debian | expect | bookworm | 5.45.4-2 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | expect | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | expect | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | expect | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | expect | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [expect]Not affected
Source package: [expect]
Details (2)
5.45.4-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
5.45.4-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
- [tcl-expect]Not affected
Source package: [expect]
Details (2)
5.45.4-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
5.45.4-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
- [tcl-expect-dev]Not affected
Source package: [expect]
Details (2)
5.45.4-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
5.45.4-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · expect · debian · bookworm
Observed: