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Unknown
CVE-2022-46663
In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in...
Vulnerability Description
In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/a78e1351113cef564d790a730d657a321624d79c
- http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/news.609.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LR7AUWB34JD4PCW3HHASBEDGGHFWPAQP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-11
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
less, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
566, 37
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 7th, 2023
Last Modified:
March 25th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.