Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-46047
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in the sane-backends package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in Sane 1.2.1 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file to the sanei_configure_attach() function. NOTE: this is disputed because there is no expectation that the product should be starting with an attacker-controlled configuration file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46047 |
| Debian:13 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46047 |
| Debian:14 | sane-backends | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46047 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H