Vulnerability in GNU Less
CVE-2022-46663
In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Less
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
References
- github.com/gwsw/less/commit/a78e1351113cef564d790a730d657a321624d79c (Patch)
- www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/news.609.html (Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-11 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-46663?
- CVE-2022-46663 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Less. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-46663?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.