CVE-2008-5076

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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, 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)	buster	2.2.0-1	fixed
	bullseye	3.0.5-7	fixed
	bookworm, sid	3.2.2-2	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.