CVE-2001-0912 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 cause)
Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0912 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries in the /home/snailtalk directory before other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privileges. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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