CVE-2001-1374

expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.

Published: 2001-07-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1374 is rated Low Risk (33.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1374

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2025-03-29 0.05% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1374

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1374

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1374

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1374

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1374

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
don_libes expect 0 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 1 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 2 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 3 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 4 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.9 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.10 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.13 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.14 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.15 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.16 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.17 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.18 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.19 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.20 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.21 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.22 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.23 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.24 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.25 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.26 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.27 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.28 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.29 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.30 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_libes expect 5.31 cpe:2.3:a:don_libes:expect:5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1374

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