CVE-2020-15358
sqlite: heap-based buffer overflow in multiSelectOrderBy due to mishandling of query-flattener optimization in select.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 15, 2020
Updated · October 14, 2026
Description
A heap buffer overflow was found in SQLite in the query flattening optimization technique. This flaw allows an attacker to execute SQL statements to crash the application, resulting in a denial of service.
Statement
This flaw did not affect the versions of SQLite as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as they did not include support for the WHERE-clause constant propagation optimization. This optimization was introduced in a later version of the package (3.25.0).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow