CVE-2000-0271

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Published Apr 26, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0270	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.336% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Emacs

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 26, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM
Reserved: Apr 26, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 18, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

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