Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-32487 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
less Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU88533
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32487
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling newline characters in the filename in filename.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass a specially crafted filename to the affected command and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsless: 243 - 653
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/13/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/12/5
http://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/007521ac3c95bc76e3d59c6dbfe75d06c8075c33
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.