CVE-2000-0271

3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Emacs
Timeline
PublishedApr 18
Latest updateApr 30

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgnu/emacs7 versions+6

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7mr4-hhph-pp56: 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 unencrypte↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-2000-0271: 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 unencrypte↗2000-04-26
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