CVE-2008-3067
SUSE openSUSE 10.3 - Password Exposure via Uncleared stdin Buffer
Title source: llmDescription
sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which might allow local users to obtain a password by reading stdin from the parent process after a sudo child process exits.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43618
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (1)
suse/opensuse
10.3
Published
Jul 07, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026