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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2008-5076

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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2008-5076

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/14/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/17/2015
Modified
07/04/2017

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."

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-htop

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