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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-21T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.593Z

Reserved: 2005-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1467

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-04-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:37:45.830

Link: CVE-2001-1467

cve-icon Redhat

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