Multiple vulnerabilities in SANE Backends



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-46052
CVE-2023-46047
CWE-ID CWE-122
CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SANE Backends
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor sane-project.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU93878

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46052

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the init_options() function in backend/test.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted configuration file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash it.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SANE Backends: 1.0.1 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU93877

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46047

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the sanei_configure_attach() function. A local user can pass a specially crafted configuration file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SANE Backends: 1.0.1 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/708
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/64


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###