CVE-2020-12861

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.html patch mailing list third party advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsane vendor advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172841/SANE-Backends-Memory-Corruption-Code-Execution.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12861?
CVE-2020-12861 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12861?
To fix CVE-2020-12861, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12861 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-12861 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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