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
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-19T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:13.177Z

Reserved: 2005-07-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-2264

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:52:54.613

Link: CVE-2004-2264

cve-icon Redhat

No data.