6.4med
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 se…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
References
- osvdb.org /9014 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1010988 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17032 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0794.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0811.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2004-2264
- NVD: CVE-2004-2264
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