Buffer overflow in Sane-Project Sane Backends
CVE-2020-12865
A heap buffer overflow in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 may allow a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to execute arbitrary code, aka GHSL-2020-084.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/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
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, 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-2020-12865?
- CVE-2020-12865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sane-Project Sane Backends, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12865?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12865 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.