CVE-2000-0271 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not prop)
read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0271 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-04-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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