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CVE-2004-2264

no score yetEPSS 2.0%

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
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2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
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