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CVE-2000-0271
Published: Apr 26, 2000
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords.
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20000418 RUS-CERT Advisory 200004-01: GNU Emacs 20
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