Is CVE-2020-12865 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-12865 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-12865?

CVE-2020-12865 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-12865?

CVE-2020-12865 has an EPSS score of 1.46% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12865?

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-2020-12865

HIGHEPSS 70th pctl

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A heap buffer overflow in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 may allow a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to execute arbitrary code, aka GHSL-2020-084.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

sane-backendsDebian

Fixed in:1.0.31-2CVE-2020-12865

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securitylab.github.com

Third-Party Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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.