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CVE-2020-12867

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  • Published2020-06-01
  • WeaknessCWE-476

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Description

A NULL pointer dereference in sanei_epson_net_read 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, aka GHSL-2020-075.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-0114:15CVE 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
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published

2 more products in the sources.

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

45 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-12867 Red Hat Product Security60 products fixed · 11 known affected

    sane-backends: NULL pointer dereference in sanei_epson_net_read function

    sane-backends.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · sane-backends-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · sane-backends-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +8 more

  • RHSA-2021:1744 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-2021:1744 · 60 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. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2020-12867 · 5 productsOut of support scope
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2020-12867 · 6 productsWill not fix

Detection

Nuclei template
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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-06-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8h2v-25vm-v6j2

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12867?

A NULL pointer dereference in sanei_epson_net_read 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, aka GHSL-2020-075.

Is CVE-2020-12867 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12867 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.5% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12867?

CVE-2020-12867 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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