CVE-2008-5076
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-14 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 39f6d37c0ea85a5f8b5e469c2644256f3afcb79cc122d8b91aeb12ee651e103c
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081114 Re: CVE id request: htophttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/3
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/504144
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhtop-processname-weak-security(46321)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46321
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081102 CVE id request: htophttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/02/1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:026http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- www.securityfocus.com32081http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32081
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- htop Fixed in 0.8.1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- htop Fixed in 0.8.1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- htop Fixed in 0.8.1-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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