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CVE-2008-5076

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2008-11-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Htop Htop

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References