FKIE_CVE-2004-2264

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Format string bug in the open_altfile function in filename.c for GNU less 382, 381, and 358 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the LESSOPEN environment variable. NOTE: since less is not setuid or setgid, then this is not a vulnerability unless there are plausible scenarios under which privilege boundaries could be crossed
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0794.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0811.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1010988
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/9014
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17032
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0794.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0811.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1010988
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/9014
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17032
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu less 358
gnu less 381
gnu less 382
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