CVE-2008-5076
htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-5076- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-5076- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5055 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-5055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5hm-x9rx-833w No score
htop 0.7 writes process names to a terminal without sanitizing non-printable characters, which...
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."
- Record
GHSA-h5hm-x9rx-833w- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-5076- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076 No score
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."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5076- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5076 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Htop, published November 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in htop 0.8.1-2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/3
bugs.debian.org/504144
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46321
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
securityfocus.com/bid/32081
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5076
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5hm-x9rx-833w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5076