6.4
CVSSv2

CVE-2004-2264

Published: 31/12/2004 Updated: 17/05/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.4 | Impact Score: 4.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability 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

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