CVE-2000-0271

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.

Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

CVSS Metrics

Type	Score	Severity	Vector

Affected Products

References

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