Is CVE-2020-12862 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-12862 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-12862?

CVE-2020-12862 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-12862?

CVE-2020-12862 has an EPSS score of 1.08% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12862?

Upgrade sane-backends on debian 11 to 1.0.31-2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-12862

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds read in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 may allow a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to read important information, such as the ASLR offsets of the program, aka GHSL-2020-082.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

sane-backendsDebian

Fixed in:1.0.31-2CVE-2020-12862

libsaneUbuntu

Fixed in:1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3USN-4470-1

libsane1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3USN-4470-1

Fixed in:1.0.29-0ubuntu5.1USN-4470-1

sane-backendsUbuntu

Fixed in:1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3USN-4470-1

Fixed in:1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3USN-4470-1

Fixed in:1.0.29-0ubuntu5.1USN-4470-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securitylab.github.com

Third-Party Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.