saned in sane-backends 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory…
Priority LOW 38CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
saned in sane-backends 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via a crafted SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02963 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:sane-backends_project:sane-backends:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.25 | Vulnerable | Sane-backends Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:sane-backends_project:sane-backends:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.25 Vulnerable ·Sane-backends Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r29j-hp6g-537x
References
Advisory 6
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0649
- https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=315576
- [sane-devel] 20170211 Bug#854804: saned: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server
- [sane-devel] 20170225 CVE-2017-6318 (old: Bug#854804: saned: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server)
- [sane-devel] 20170219 Bug#854804: saned: SANE_NET_CONTROL_OPTION response packet may contain memory contents of the server
- USN-4470-1
Sources
- CVE-2017-6318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r29j-hp6g-537x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-6318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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