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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-04-26T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:20.581Z

Reserved: 2000-04-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0271

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-04-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T01:55:15.953

Link: CVE-2000-0271

cve-icon Redhat

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