Gentoo FoundationGLSA-202211-02lesspipe: Arbitrary Code Exeecution
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
68.6%
Background
lesspipe is a preprocessor for less.
Description
lesspipe has support for parsing Perl storable (“PST”) files,
Impact
A crafted Perl storable file which is passed into lesspipe could result in arbitrary code execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All lesspipe users should update to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/lesspipe-2.06"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | app-text/lesspipe | < 2.06 | UNKNOWN |
Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
68.6%