VulnerabilityPublished 27 Mar 2024Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2023-46052: Sane · CVE-2023-46052 is a reported heap bounds overwrite

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

Severity

Low

Rated Low by the CNA (mitre) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Since the vulnerability is disputed and involves code not expected to be executed with attacker-controlled input, no immediate action is mandated. Users should monitor vendor advisories for any updates or official guidance.

Description

CVE-2023-46052 is a reported heap bounds overwrite vulnerability in Sane version 1.2.1, specifically in the init_options() function within backend/test.c. The issue involves a long init_mode string in a configuration file. However, the vulnerability is disputed because the test.c code is not expected to be executed with an attacker-controlled configuration file.

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