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CVE-2020-15358: In SQLite before 3.32.3, select.c mishandles query-flattener optimization, leading to a multiSelectOrderBy heap overflow because of misuse o

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 63.5% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: sqlite (Alpine:v3.12) 3.32.1-r1; sqlite3 (Debian:12) 3.32.3-1; sqlite3 (openSUSE:Leap 15.2) 3.36.0-lp152.4.3.1.
  • Mentioned 6 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to sqlite (Alpine:v3.12) 3.32.1-r1; sqlite3 (Debian:12) 3.32.3-1; sqlite3 (openSUSE:Leap 15.2) 3.36.0-lp152.4.3.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 27, 2020
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 63th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
sqlitesqlite
applemacos
canonicalubuntu linux
appleicloud
appleipados
appleiphone os
appletvos
applewatchos
oraclecommunications cloud native core policy
oraclecommunications messaging server
oraclecommunications network charging and control
oracleenterprise manager ops center

and 4 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple icloudbefore 7.21
  • apple ipadosbefore 14.0
  • apple iphone osbefore 14.0
  • apple macosbefore 11.0.1
  • apple tvosbefore 14.0
  • apple watchosbefore 7.0
  • canonical ubuntu linux20.04
  • oracle communications cloud native core policy1.14.0
  • oracle communications messaging server8.1
  • oracle communications network charging and control12.0.2
  • oracle communications network charging and control6.0.1
  • oracle enterprise manager ops center12.4.0.0
  • oracle hyperion infrastructure technology11.1.2.4
  • oracle mysqlup to 8.0.22 inclusive
  • oracle outside in technology8.5.4
  • oracle outside in technology8.5.5
  • siemens sinec infrastructure network servicesbefore 1.0.1.1
  • sqlite sqlitebefore 3.32.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.12sqlitebefore 3.32.1-r13.32.1-r1
Debian:12sqlite3before 3.32.3-13.32.3-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2sqlite3before 3.36.0-lp152.4.3.13.36.0-lp152.4.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.3sqlite3before 3.36.0-3.12.13.36.0-3.12.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlemonbefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlemon-debuginfobefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamsqlite-analyzer-debuginfobefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamsqlite-debuginfobefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamsqlite-debugsourcebefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamsqlite-libs-debuginfobefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamsqlite-tcl-debuginfobefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossqlitebefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossqlite-develbefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossqlite-docbefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossqlite-libsbefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
Rocky Linux:8sqlitebefore 0:3.26.0-13.el80:3.26.0-13.el8
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2sqlite3before 3.36.0-3.12.13.36.0-3.12.1

Same product

sqlite: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-8457SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree t
    53Plan
  • CVE-2025-6965Integer Truncation on SQLite
    50Plan
  • CVE-2015-5895Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in SQLite before 3.8.10.2, as used in Apple iOS before 9, have unknown impact and attack vectors.
    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-13632May 27, 2020 · ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c in SQLite before 3.32.0 has a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted matchinfo() query.
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-13871Jun 6, 2020 · SQLite 3.32.2 has a use-after-free in resetAccumulator in select.c because the parse tree rewrite for window functions is too late.
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2021-20227Mar 23, 2021 · A flaw was found in SQLite's SELECT query functionality (src/select.c).
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:sqlite3.32.1-r1 · Alpine:v3.12Package registry (OSV)
debian:sqlite33.32.3-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:sqlite33.36.0-lp152.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:lemon0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:lemon-debuginfo0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-analyzer-debuginfo0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-debuginfo0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-debugsource0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-devel0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-doc0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-libs0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-libs-debuginfo0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sqlite-tcl-debuginfo0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:sqlite0:3.26.0-13.el8 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
suse:sqlite33.36.0-3.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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