CVE-2004-2264

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…

published July 19, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02031 · 80.9th percentile
Published
2005-07-19T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUL 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5