MEDIUM
htop does not filter non-printable characters in process names
Published Nov 14, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00417
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00417
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 33.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 33.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/504144 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/02/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32081 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5076 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471952 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46321 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5076
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5076
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/504144 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32081 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5076 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471952 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5076 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5076 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 14, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5076
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a