CVE-2020-12861 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability affecting SANE Backends prior to version 1.0.30, impacting various Canonical and openSUSE products. This flaw allows a malicious device on the same local network to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, carrying a high CVSS score of 8.8 due to its adjacent attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability's severity warrants prompt patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sane-project:sane_backends:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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