CVE-2020-11655
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a...
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2020-11655- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3998 No score
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f86q-8q37-c2x4
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a...
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
GHSA-f86q-8q37-c2x4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-11655
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-39034
7.5
CVE-2020-11655 affecting package ceph for versions less than 18.2.1-1
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
AZL-39034- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVBELL-CVE-2020-11655
7.5
CVE-2020-11655 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-11655
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11655
7.5
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-sqlite-2020-11655 No score
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled.
- Record
BIT-sqlite-2020-11655- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0303 No score
Updated sqlite3 packages fix security vulnerabilities
In SQLite 3.31.1, isAuxiliaryVtabOperator allows attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault because of generated column optimizations (CVE-2020-9327).
SQLite through 3.31.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed window-function query because the AggInfo object's initialization is mishandled (CVE-2020-11655).
SQLite through 3.32.0 has an integer overflow in sqlite3_str_vappendf in printf.c (CVE-2020-13434).
SQLite through 3.32.0 has a segmentation fault in sqlite3ExprCodeTarget in expr.c (CVE-2020-13435).
ext/fts3/fts3.c in SQLite before 3.32.0 has a use-after-free in fts3EvalNextRow, related to the snippet feature (CVE-2020-13630).
SQLite before 3.32.0 allows a virtual table to be renamed to the name of one of its shadow tables, related to alter.c and build.c (CVE-2020-13631).
ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c in SQLite before 3.32.0 has a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted matchinfo() query (CVE-2020-13632).
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 (CVE-2020-13871).
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 (CVE-2020-15358).
- Record
MGASA-2021-0303- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4394-1 No score
sqlite3 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain corruped schemas. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-8740)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain SELECT statements. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19603)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain self-referential views. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19645)
Henry Liu discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain malformed window-function queries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-11655)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain string operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-13434)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13435)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain fts3 queries. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-13630)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain virtual table names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13631)
It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain fts3 queries. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-13632)
- Record
USN-4394-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- sqlite
- canonical ubuntu linux
- debian linux
- netapp ontap select deploy administration utility
- oracle communications element manager
- oracle communications messaging server
- oracle communications network charging and control
- oracle communications session report manager
- oracle communications session route manager
- oracle enterprise manager ops center
- oracle hyperion infrastructure technology
- oracle instantis enterprisetrack
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Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sqliteAlpine:v3.10 |
before 3.28.0-r3 | 3.28.0-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.11 |
before 3.30.1-r2 | 3.30.1-r2 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.12 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.13 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.14 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.15 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.16 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.17 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.18 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.19 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sqliteAlpine:v3.20 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.21 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.22 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.23 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.24 |
before 3.30.1-r3 | 3.30.1-r3 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.8 |
before 3.25.0-r4 | 3.25.0-r4 |
sqliteAlpine:v3.9 |
before 3.28.0-r3 | 3.28.0-r3 |
cephAzure Linux:3 |
before 18.2.1-1 | 18.2.1-1 |
sqliteBitnami |
before 3.31.2 | 3.31.2 |
sqlite3Debian:12 |
before 3.31.1-5 | 3.31.1-5 |
sqlite3Debian:13 |
before 3.31.1-5 | 3.31.1-5 |
sqlite3Debian:14 |
before 3.31.1-5 | 3.31.1-5 |
sqlite3Debian:8 |
before 3.8.7.1-1+deb8u5, plus listed versions 3.8.7.1-13.8.7.1-1+deb8u13.8.7.1-1+deb8u23.8.7.1-1+deb8u33.8.7.1-1+deb8u4 |
3.8.7.1-1+deb8u5 |
sqlite3Debian:9 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 3.16.2-5+deb9u2, plus listed versions 3.16.2-53.16.2-5+deb9u1 |
3.16.2-5+deb9u2 |
sqlite3Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 3.31.1-1.1.mga7 | 3.31.1-1.1.mga7 |
sqliteUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-8fakesync12.8.17-9fakesync12.8.17-10ubuntu2 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-12fakesync1 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-14fakesync1 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.29.0-23.30.1-13.30.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-33.31.1-4 |
3.31.1-4ubuntu0.1 |
sqliteUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-15fakesync1build1 |
None known |
sqliteUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.17-15fakesync1build1 |
None known |
sqlite3Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5, plus listed versions 3.8.11.1-13.9.1-23.9.2-13.10.0-13.10.1-1 Show 6 moreShow less3.10.2-13.11.0-1ubuntu13.11.0-1ubuntu1.13.11.0-1ubuntu1.23.11.0-1ubuntu1.33.11.0-1ubuntu1.4 |
3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5 |
sqlite3Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 3.19.3-33.20.1-23.21.0-13.22.0-13.22.0-1ubuntu0.13.22.0-1ubuntu0.23.22.0-1ubuntu0.3 |
3.22.0-1ubuntu0.4 |
sqlite3Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.29.0-23.30.1-13.30.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-33.31.1-4 |
3.31.1-4ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-11655 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sqlite, published April 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.30%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in sqlite 3.28.0-r3.
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00006.html
usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
www3.sqlite.org/cgi/src/tktview?name=af4556bb5c
www3.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/4a302b42c7bf5e11
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0001
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-26
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:22.sqlite.asc
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11655
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f86q-8q37-c2x4
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-11655
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2020-11655
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11655
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0303.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26270
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4442
debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2340
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/BN32AGQPMHZRNM6P6L5GZPETOWTGXOKP
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4438-1
sqlite.org/releaselog/3_32_3.html
sqlite.org/releaselog/3_32_2.html
sqlite.org/releaselog/3_32_1.html
sqlite.org/releaselog/3_32_0.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/L7KXQWHIY2MQP4LNM6ODWJENMXYYQYBN
debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2221
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11655
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4394-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11655
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8740
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19603
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19645
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13434
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13435
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13630
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13631
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13632