DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5076
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076
Upstream
Published
2008-11-14T18:09:25.073Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:52.163161Z
Summary
[none]
Details

htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow local users to hide processes, modify arbitrary files, or have unspecified other impact via a process name with "crazy control strings."

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / htop

Package

Name
htop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/htop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076.json"

Debian:12 / htop

Package

Name
htop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/htop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076.json"

Debian:13 / htop

Package

Name
htop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/htop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076.json"

Debian:14 / htop

Package

Name
htop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/htop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076.json"