CVE-2024-32487

less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c

High · published April 13, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c. Exploitation typically requires use with attacker-controlled file names, such as the files extracted from an untrusted archive. Exploitation also requires the LESSOPEN environment variable, but this is set by default in many common cases.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00628 · 49.4th percentile
Published
2024-04-13T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 APR 00:00Z
    less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c
    cvelistv5