Greenwoodsoftware: >> Less >> 245 Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
8.6
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-04-13
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2024-02-19