CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in GNU Emacs up to 20.6 (Word Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function read-passwd
of the component Lisp Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2000 with US-CERT (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0271. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 15465 and 15466 are pretty similar.
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Vendor
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cleartext storageCWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1555
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/18/2000 🔍04/18/2000 🔍
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06/24/2014 🔍
05/24/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: US-CERT
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0271 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 1125 - GNU Emacs Local Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/24/2014 11:37Updated: 05/24/2018 18:18
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:37 (51), 05/24/2018 18:18 (4)
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