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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:20.581Z
Reserved: 2000-04-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-0271

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2000-04-18T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2000-0271

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