Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-46052
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the sane-backends package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sane 1.2.1 heap bounds overwrite in init_options() from backend/test.c via a long init_mode string in a configuration file. NOTE: this is disputed because there is no expectation that test.c code should be executed with an attacker-controlled configuration file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46052 |
| Debian:13 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46052 |
| Debian:14 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46052 |