CVE-2004-2264
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 19, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2005
Description
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
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 9014vdb-entry
- 1010988vdb-entry
- less-filename-format-string(17032)vdb-entry
- 20040818 gnu-less Format String Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 20040818 Re: gnu-less Format String Vulnerabilitymailing-list
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