Use-after-free in SQLite

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU28773

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13871

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in resetAccumulator() function in select.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the service or execute arbitrary code on the target system

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SQLite: 3.32.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:3.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/79eff1d0383179c4
https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/c8d3b9f0a750a529
https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/cd708fa84d2aaaea

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.