Out-of-bounds Read in Sane-Project Sane Backends
CVE-2020-12864
An out-of-bounds read in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 may allow a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to read important information, such as the ASLR offsets of the program, aka GHSL-2020-081.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
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)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12864?
- CVE-2020-12864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sane-Project Sane Backends, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12864?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.