medium4.6
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 unencrypted passwor…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | Versions 20.0, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de