CVE-2020-12866

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2020 at 12:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLeapSane Backends

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.0.30
Affected range stops below 1.0.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1/

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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