# CVE-2001-0378: readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-09-18 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/024_readline.patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6586

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