Heap-based buffer overflow in less in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, as demonstrated using the UTF-8 locale.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 3.0 (including) | 3.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_desktop | Redhat | 3.0 (including) | 3.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | less-0:378-12 | * |
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-068.html
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2404
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=145527
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19131
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11027
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-068.html
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2404
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=145527
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19131
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11027