#VU93877 NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends - CVE-2023-46047

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#VU93877 NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends - CVE-2023-46047

Published: July 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93877
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
SANE Backends
Software vendor:
sane-project.org

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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