Buffer overflow in Sane-Project Sane Backends
CVE-2020-12861
A heap buffer overflow in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 allows a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to execute arbitrary code, aka GHSL-2020-080.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.030 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sane-project Sane_backends
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12861?
- CVE-2020-12861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sane-Project Sane Backends, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12861?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12861 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.