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."
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2008-5055 | 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." |
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Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:16.926Z
Reserved: 2008-11-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5076
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-11-14T18:09:25.073
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5076
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD