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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2020-15358 json

In SQLite before 3.32.3, select.c mishandles query-flattener optimization, leading to a multiSelectOrderBy heap overflow because of misuse…

published 2020-06-27 6 y ago modified 2026-10-16 24 d ago also BIT-sqlite-2020-15358 , EUVD-2020-7355

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In SQLite before 3.32.3, select.c mishandles query-flattener optimization, leading to a multiSelectOrderBy heap overflow because of misuse of transitive properties for constant propagation.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami sqlite 3.32.3
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • sqlite3 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.32.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15358

  • sqlite3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15358

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • sqlite RHEL 8 3.26.0-13.el8
  • lemon RHEL 8 3.26.0-13.el8
  • sqlite-libs RHEL 8 3.26.0-13.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:1581

  • sqlite3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 3.36.0-9.18.1
  • sqlite3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +13 more 3.36.0-3.12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:3215-1SUSE-SU-2021:2320-1

  • sqlite3 openSUSE Leap 15.2 3.36.0-lp152.4.3.1
  • sqlite3 openSUSE Leap 15.3 3.36.0-3.12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:1058-1openSUSE-SU-2021:2320-1

  • sqlite Rocky Linux 8 3.26.0-13.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:1581

  • sqlite Alpine 3.12 3.32.1-r1

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-15358

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-15358 updated cvss 5.5

sqlite: heap-based buffer overflow in multiSelectOrderBy due to mishandling of query-flattener optimization in select.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) lemon 3.26.0-13.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) sqlite 3.26.0-13.el8, sqlite-libs 3.26.0-13.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1581
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sqlite Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 lemon, sqlite, sqlite-tcl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lemon, sqlite, sqlite-tcl
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-26-141-03 updated cvss 5.5

ABB B&R Automation Studio

  • ABB B&R Automation Studio <6.5
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation
  • ABB B&R Automation Studio 6.5
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-23-348-10 updated cvss 5.5

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5
    affected: fixed in V3.1.5, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • sqlite.org https://www.sqlite.org/src/tktview?name=8f157e8010 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
OSV 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami sqlite
<3.32.3
3.32.3

Affected products

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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