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01 Record

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 arbitrary code execution because fscanf is misused (no limit

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 80.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-11-30 00:00Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 16:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-30
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
675ff8843de6f8a5957c4f4d00aec4e17b9ae81ad0afe05cd148851431681ed0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
genividiagnostic_log_and_traceNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • dlt-daemon
    Fixed in 2.18.5-0.3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • dlt-daemon
    Fixed in 2.18.5-0.3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • dlt-daemon
    Fixed in 2.18.5-0.3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • dlt-daemon
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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