CVE-2001-0378

OpenBSD < 2.8 - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Readline History File Permissions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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