CVE catalog

CVE-2020-12862

sane-backends: CVE-2020-12862

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.08% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiansane-backendssid1.4.0-1fixed
Debiansane-backendsforky1.4.0-1fixed
Debiansane-backendstrixie1.3.1-3fixed
Debiansane-backendsbookworm1.2.1-2fixed
Ubuntusane-backends16.041.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends16.041.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends16.041.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3fixed
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.1vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.2vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3fixed
Ubuntusane-backends20.041.0.27-3.2ubuntu3vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends20.041.0.27-3.2ubuntu4vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends20.041.0.29-0ubuntu5vulnerable
Ubuntusane-backends20.041.0.29-0ubuntu5.1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiansane-backendssourcesid1.0.31-2not yet assignedNot reported[961302]
Debiansane-backendssourceforky1.0.31-2not yet assignedNot reported[961302]
Debiansane-backendssourcetrixie1.0.31-2not yet assignedNot reported[961302]
Debiansane-backendssourcebookworm1.0.31-2not yet assignedNot reported[961302]
Ubuntusane-backendsdeb16.041.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862Not reported
Ubuntusane-backendsdeb18.041.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.3Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862Not reported
Ubuntusane-backendsdeb20.041.0.29-0ubuntu5.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862Not reported

[Debian bug #961302]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libsane]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

    • 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

  • [libsane1]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

    • 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

  • [libsane-common]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

    • 1.2.1-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

  • [libsane-dev]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

    • 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

  • [sane-utils]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

    • 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · bookworm; dsa · sane-backends · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [libsane1]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

  • [libsane-common]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.3.1-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

    • 1.3.1-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

  • [libsane-dev]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

  • [sane-utils]Fixed

    Source package: [sane-backends]

    Details (2)

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

    • 1.3.1-3+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.31-2

      dsa · sane-backends · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]