The Sane Backends Project maintains a specialized library that provides scanner hardware support for the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) framework, serving a narrow but critical role in imaging device integration across Unix-like systems. The observed vulnerability surface centers on the backends component itself, reflecting the parsing and device-communication complexity inherent to scanner driver code. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Sane Backends Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-6318HIGH saned in sane-backends 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via a crafted SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION packet. | Mar 20, 2017 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Sane Backends Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Sane Backends Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.