Information disclosure in Htop

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, modify arbitrary files, or have unspecified other impact via a process name with "crazy control strings."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Htop — versions 0.7
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References