CVE-2020-24736 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in SQLite3 via a crafted script due to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-24736?

CVE-2020-24736 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in SQLite3 v.3.27.1 and before allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted script.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24736?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (23)
lemon AlmaLinux:8All versions3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite AlmaLinux:8All versions3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-devel AlmaLinux:8All versions3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-doc AlmaLinux:8All versions3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-libs AlmaLinux:8All versions3.26.0-18.el8_8
lemon Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
lemon-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-analyzer-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-tcl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
lemon-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-analyzer-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite-tcl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosAll versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8
sqlite Rocky Linux:8All versions0:3.26.0-18.el8_8

Products include Ghost Sqlite3.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24736?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-24736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALSA-2023:3840, CLSA-2023-1688069016, CLSA-2023-1688070107, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24736, GHSA-p8qf-86fr-5x4q, RHSA-2023:3840 and 2 more.

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