Description
In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LR7AUWB34JD4PCW3HHASBEDGGHFWPAQP/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-11
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
fedoraproject/fedora
37
gnu/less
566 - 609
Published
Feb 07, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026