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CVE-2004-2264

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.4 Published: 2004-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected Platforms

Gnu Less

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References