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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:13.177Z
Reserved: 2005-07-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2004-2264
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Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2004-2264
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