# CVE-2023-46052: Sane 1.2.1 heap bounds overwrite in init\_options() from backend/test.c via a long init\_mode string in a configuration file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-27 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Sane 1.2.1 heap bounds overwrite in init_options() from backend/test.c via a long init_mode string in a configuration file. NOTE: this is disputed because there is no expectation that test.c code should be executed with an attacker-controlled configuration file.

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69

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