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CVE-2000-0271

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/04/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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