PT-2008-6230
CVE-2008-5076
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Published
2008-11-14
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Updated
2023-10-06
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.6
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
htop version 0.7
Description
The issue allows local users to potentially hide processes, modify arbitrary files, or have unspecified other impact by utilizing a process name that contains non-printable characters, referred to as "crazy control strings."
Recommendations
For htop version 0.7, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version may allow malicious process names to cause unintended consequences. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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