#VU28100 Input validation error in SANE Backends - CVE-2020-12861
Published: May 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28100
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12861
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SANE Backends
SANE Backends
Software vendor:
sane-project.org
sane-project.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the epsonds component in SANE Backends. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.