CVE-2004-2264
First published: Fri Dec 31 2004(Updated: )
** DISPUTED ** 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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU less | =381 | |
| GNU less | =382 | |
| GNU less | =358 | |
| =358 | ||
| =381 | ||
| =382 |
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