Is CVE-2020-12866 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-12866 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-12866?

CVE-2020-12866 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-12866?

CVE-2020-12866 has an EPSS score of 1.04% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12866?

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-2020-12866

MEDIUM

5.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A NULL pointer dereference 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, GHSL-2020-079.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

sane-backendsDebian

Fixed in:1.0.31-2CVE-2020-12866

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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securitylab.github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	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.