High
sane-backends — security advisory
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.
- Products
- sane-backends
- Affected versions
- 1.2.1-2, 1.2.1-3, 1.2.1-4, 1.2.1-5, 1.2.1-6, 1.2.1-7, 1.3.0-1, 1.3.0-2, 1.3.1-1, 1.3.1-2, 1.3.1-3, 1.3.1-4, 1.4.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-46052
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46052
sane-backends
Fixed versions: Not specified
sane-backends
Fixed versions: Not specified
sane-backends
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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