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CVE-2020-29394

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-29394 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dlt_filter_load function of dlt-daemon versions up to 2.18.5, affecting Debian and GENIVI Diagnostic Log and Trace products. This flaw, stemming from the misuse of fscanf, allows for arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, it requires user interaction and local access (AV:L/UI:R) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.18.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:genivi:diagnostic_log_and_trace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0186 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / GENIVI/dlt-daemon/issues/274
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/275
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/288
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory