High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-29394
CVE-2020-29394
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).
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Affected products
2- GENIVI Diagnostic Log and Trace/dlt-daemondescription
- Range: <=2.18.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/275nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/pull/288nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/GENIVI/dlt-daemon/issues/274nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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