{"cve":"CVE-2008-5076","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-14T18:09:25.073","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:12.427","status":"Modified","description":"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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/504144","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/02/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32081"],"products":["htop:htop"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5076","score":0.00417,"percentile":0.36027,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}