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CVE-2000-0271 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu emacs
20.0
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0271
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0271 Details - Not Deferred