CVE-2001-0378
OpenBSD < 2.8 - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Readline History File Permissions
Title source: llmDescription
readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/024_readline.patch
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5680
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6586
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
26.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
openbsd/openbsd
< 2.8
Published
Jun 27, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026