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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2264

CVE-2004-2264

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 products

4
  • GNU/Less4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:358:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:358:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:381:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:382:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=382

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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