SB2020120919 - Out-of-bounds read in sane (Alpine package)
Published: December 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020120919
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12862)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within epsonds component in SANE backends . A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.