{ "CVE_data_meta" : { "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org", "ID" : "CVE-2004-2264", "STATE" : "PUBLIC" }, "affects" : { "vendor" : { "vendor_data" : [ { "product" : { "product_data" : [ { "product_name" : "n/a", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_value" : "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name" : "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format" : "MITRE", "data_type" : "CVE", "data_version" : "4.0", "description" : { "description_data" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "** DISPUTED ** 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." } ] }, "problemtype" : { "problemtype_data" : [ { "description" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references" : { "reference_data" : [ { "name" : "20040818 Re: gnu-less Format String Vulnerability", "refsource" : "FULLDISC", "url" : "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0811.html" }, { "name" : "20040818 gnu-less Format String Vulnerability", "refsource" : "FULLDISC", "url" : "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0794.html" }, { "name" : "9014", "refsource" : "OSVDB", "url" : "http://www.osvdb.org/9014" }, { "name" : "1010988", "refsource" : "SECTRACK", "url" : "http://securitytracker.com/id?1010988" }, { "name" : "less-filename-format-string(17032)", "refsource" : "XF", "url" : "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17032" } ] } }