CVE-2020-29394
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 30, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxDiagnostic Log and Trace
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v ≤ 2.18.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/issues/274Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00016.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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