Sane includes a daemon program (called saned) that enables a single machine connected to a scanner to be used remotely. This program contains several vulnerabilities. NOTE: Although the SANE packages include this program, it is not used by default under Red Hat Linux. The IP address of the remote host is only checked after the first communication occurs, causing saned.conf restrictions to be ineffective for the first communication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0773 to this issue. A connection that is dropped early causes one of several problems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2003-0774, CAN-2003-0775, and CAN-2003-0777 to these issues. Lack of error checking can cause various other unfavorable consequences. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2003-0776 and CAN-2003-0778 to these issues. Errata in progress.
RHSA-2003:285 in progress
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-285.html