Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-29394
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the dlt-daemon package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A buffer overflow in the dlt_filter_load function in dlt_common.c from dlt-daemon through 2.18.5 (GENIVI Diagnostic Log and Trace) allows arbitrary code execution because fscanf is misused (no limit on the number of characters to be read in the format argument).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dlt-daemon | 2.18.5-0.3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29394 |
| Debian:13 | dlt-daemon | 2.18.5-0.3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29394 |
| Debian:14 | dlt-daemon | 2.18.5-0.3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29394 |