CVE-2020-27207 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free in SQLCipher allows remote attackers to cause denial of service and read unexpected RAM data via crafted SQL commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-27207?
CVE-2020-27207 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zetetic SQLCipher 4.x before 4.4.1 has a use-after-free, related to sqlcipher_codec_pragma and sqlite3Strlen30 in sqlite3.c. A remote denial of service attack can be performed. For example, a SQL injection can be used to execute the crafted SQL command sequence. After that, some unexpected RAM data is read.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zetetic Sqlcipher.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2020-27207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3vj-997j-97hq, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207.