CVE-2003-0777 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 12 Sep 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a segmentation fault in the SANE network daemon when debug mode is enabled, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2003-0777?

CVE-2003-0777 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

saned in sane-backends 1.0.7 and earlier, when debug messages are enabled, does not properly handle dropped connections, which can prevent strings from being null terminated and cause a denial of service (segmentation fault).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0777?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sane Sane, Sane Sane-Backend.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0777?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2003-0777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0777, GHSA-29pp-r8q7-mhv8.