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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,…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.42%
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- mitre
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- [oss-security] 20081114 Re: CVE id request: htop (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/504144 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- htop-processname-weak-security(46321) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081102 CVE id request: htop (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32081 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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