NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends - CVE-2023-46047
Published: July 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93877
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: sane-project.org
Affected software:
SANE Backends
SANE Backends
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46047
Install updates from vendor's website.