# CVE-2020-29394: A buffer overflow in the dlt\_filter\_load function in dlt\_common.c from dlt-daemon through 2.18.5 (GENIVI Diagnostic Log and Trace) allows ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A buffer overflow in the dlt_filter_load function in dlt_common.c from dlt-daemon through 2.18.5 (GENIVI Diagnostic Log and Trace) allows arbitrary code execution because fscanf is misused (no limit on the number of characters to be read in the format argument).

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/issues/274
- https://github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/275
- https://github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/288
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00016.html

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