CVE-2023-46047

An issue in Sane 1.2.1 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file to the sanei_configure_attach() function. NOTE: this is disputed because there is no expectation that the product should be starting with an attacker-controlled configuration file.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/64	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/708	Exploit Issue Tracking
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176818/sane-1.2.1-Null-Pointer.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/64	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/708	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

04 Nov 2025, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176818/sane-1.2.1-Null-Pointer.html -

Information

Published : 2024-03-27 05:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-46047

Mitre link : CVE-2023-46047

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-46047

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sane-project

sane_backends

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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