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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.593Z
Reserved: 2005-04-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1467

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2001-04-11T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2001-1467

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