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CVE-2008-5076
Published: Nov 14, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow local users to hide processes, modify arbitrary files, or have unspecified other impact via a process name with "crazy control strings."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20081114 Re: CVE id request: htop
mailing-list
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http://bugs.debian.org/504144
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htop-processname-weak-security(46321)
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20081102 CVE id request: htop
mailing-list
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SUSE-SR:2008:026
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
32081
vdb-entry
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