{"id":"USN-4470-1","summary":"sane-backends vulnerabilities","details":"Kritphong Mongkhonvanit discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled\ncertain packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain\nsensitive memory information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2017-6318)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12861)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain\nsensitive information. (CVE-2020-12862, CVE-2020-12863)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain\nsensitive information. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12864)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12865)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12866)\n\nIt was discovered that sane-backends incorrectly handled certain memory\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2020-12867)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:54Z","published":"2020-08-24T17:38:52Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6318","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12861","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12863","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12864","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12865","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12866","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12867"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-6318","CVE-2020-12861","CVE-2020-12862","CVE-2020-12863","CVE-2020-12864","CVE-2020-12865","CVE-2020-12866","CVE-2020-12867","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6318","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12861","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12862","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12863","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12864","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12865","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12866","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12867"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4470-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6318"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12861"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12862"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12863"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12864"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12865"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12866"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12867"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sane-backends","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sane-backends@1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3"}]}],"versions":["1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2","1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3","binary_name":"libsane"},{"binary_version":"1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3","binary_name":"libsane-common"},{"binary_version":"1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3","binary_name":"libsane-dev"},{"binary_version":"1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3","binary_name":"sane-utils"}],"availability":"No 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