CVE-2023-46052

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.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709	Exploit Issue Tracking
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709	Exploit Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sane-project:sane_backends:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sane-project:sane_backends:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Sep 2025, 01:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69 -~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.1
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time		Sane-project Sane-project sane Backends
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:sane-project:sane_backends:1.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:sane-project:sane_backends:-:::::::*

Information

Published : 2024-03-27 06:15

Updated : 2025-09-23 01:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-46052

Mitre link : CVE-2023-46052

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-46052

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sane-project

sane_backends

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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