CVE-2001-0912
Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0912- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0912- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0895 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0895- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8r4-m7pr-52qm No score
Packaging error for expect 8.3.3 in Mandrake Linux 8.1 causes expect to search for its libraries...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p8r4-m7pr-52qm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0912 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published November 30, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.