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CVE-2022-46663

Published: Feb 7, 2023Updated: Mar 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

lessgnuOSS Libraries
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 15 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/news.609.html
greenwoodsoftware.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7
openwall.com
https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/a78e1351113cef564d790a730d657a321624d79c
github.com
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2023
Last Updated
Mar 25, 2025

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