NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sane-backends package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SANEBACKENDS-2004462
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2020

Introduced: 1 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-12867  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 sane-backends.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sane-backends package and not the sane-backends package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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