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CVE-2023-46052

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-46052 describes a heap bounds overwrite vulnerability in Sane 1.2.1, specifically within the init_options() function in backend/test.c, triggered by a long init_mode string in a configuration file. This vulnerability affects sane-project sane_backends. It carries a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on integrity and availability. Despite the high severity, the vulnerability's exploitability is disputed due to the unlikelihood of an attacker-controlled configuration file being used with the test.c code. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sane-project:sane_backends:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/176823/sane-1.2.1-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
gitlab.com / sane-project/backends/-/issues/709
ExploitIssue Tracking