CVE-2022-46663

In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/a78e1351113cef564d790a730d657a321624d79c	Patch
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/news.609.html	Broken Link
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-02-07 13:15

Updated : 2023-02-16 07:03

NVD link : CVE-2022-46663

Mitre link : CVE-2022-46663

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

gnu

less

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