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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sane-Project Sane Backends
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsane (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/172841/SANE-Backends-Memory-Corruption-Code-Execu…
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.