CVE-2022-46663

Description

In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/a78e1351113cef564d790a730d657a321624d79c	patch
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/news.609.html	broken link
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/07/7	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LR7AUWB34JD4PCW3HHASBEDGGHFWPAQP/	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-11	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46663?: CVE-2022-46663 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-46663?: To fix CVE-2022-46663, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-46663 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-46663 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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