CVE-2020-12861
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLeapSane Backends
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 1.0.30
Affected range stops below 1.0.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.html
- https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.html
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsane
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1/
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsaneVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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