VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-48624
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- greenwoodsoftware/less
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144Patch
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/compare/v605...v606Patch
- https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/Release Notes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144Patch
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/compare/v605...v606Patch
- https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/Release Notes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.