| Name | CVE-2008-5076 |
| 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." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 504144 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| htop (PTS) | bullseye | 3.0.5-7 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.2.2-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.3.0-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| htop | source | (unstable) | 0.8.1-2 | unimportant | | 504144 |
Notes
That scenario is too constructed to call it a security issue, especially
given that the standard top will display the maliciously hidden processes
just fine.