# 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 vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-04-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3074
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:060
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-148.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6870
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000409

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