NULL pointer dereference in Sane-Project Sane Backends
CVE-2020-12866
A NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 allows a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to cause a denial of service, GHSL-2020-079.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · 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 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsane (Exploit, Third Party 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12866?
- CVE-2020-12866 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sane-Project Sane Backends, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12866?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12866 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.