Unscored severity · published Apr 18, 2000
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 passwords
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Emacs · Gnu
20.0; 20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0271
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
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