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CVE-2020-12861

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  • Published2020-06-24
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-2413:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
20.4= 20.04no fix published
Opensuse leap
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.1= 15.1no fix published
15.2= 15.2no fix published
Sane-project sane backends
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0< 1.0.301.0.30

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • saneMageia:7all versions · fixed in 1.0.28-1.1.mga7
  • saneCleanStartall versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.23all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.22all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.21all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.20all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0
  • saneAlpine:v3.19all versions · fixed in 1.0.30-r0

41 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-12861 Red Hat Product Security156 products fixed

    sane-backends: Heap buffer overflow in epsonds_net_read in epsonds-net.c

  • RHSA-2020:3045 Red Hat Product Security36 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: sane-backends security update

  • RHSA-2020:2967 Red Hat Product Security60 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: sane-backends security update

  • RHSA-2020:2902 Red Hat Product Security60 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: sane-backends security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:3045 · 36 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:3045 · 36 productsThis flaw can be mitigated by limiting network scanner discovery to a trusted subnet via the "net" configuration in the "/etc/sane.d/epsonds.conf" configuration file. Also, automatic network scanner discovery can be turned off by commenting out the line "net autodiscovery" in the same configuration…

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Exploit-DB
no entry
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-06-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hxcj-jfw4-p5vg

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12861?

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.

Is CVE-2020-12861 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12861 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.0% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12861?

CVE-2020-12861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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