CVE-2022-46663 describes a vulnerability in GNU Less versions prior to 609, where specially crafted data can bypass ANSI escape sequence filtering when using the "less -R" command, affecting products like Fedora and GNU Less. This is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 566, < 609CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:less:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.