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.
References
- 3074 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2002:060 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:148 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187
- expect-insecure-library-search(6870) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28224
- CLA-2001:409 vendor-advisory