VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0378
readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/024_readline.patchPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6586
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/024_readline.patchPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6586
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.