Input validation error in sqlite (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-11655 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
sqlite (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU27023
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11655
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input via a malformed window-function query to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssqlite (Alpine package): 3.25.3-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7b239bab22495734019a47cf43e9910e049e98a7
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=79233d80a2da2627e57d65211329b6042279e306
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a31444c0192891f76398568d2752e94a7a371f2e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a946d0746f23d2eb717f3c7d7f83c170f6454a90
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bc642570e0a6187ba125ae75709a929f82d6774f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f50538f44cd11bfe950572e096b1bebdb2348a46
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
