CVE-2020-13434

Service interruption via SQL printf stack overwrite

Published May 24, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in SQLite 3.8.3 through 3.32.0 allows local users to interrupt applications via crafted SQL. The SQL printf() path subtracts a negative exponent from attacker-selected precision without overflow checking, makes the size calculation negative, and writes more than two billion bytes past its stack conversion buffer. Reachability requires an application to permit untrusted arbitrary SQL; SQLite reports denial of service only, with no known control-flow redirection or higher impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.01%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in SQLite 3.8.3 through 3.32.0 allows local users to interrupt applications via crafted SQL. The SQL printf() path subtracts a negative exponent from attacker-selected precision without overflow checking, makes the size calculation negative, and writes more than two billion bytes past its stack conversion buffer. Reachability requires an application to permit untrusted arbitrary SQL; SQLite reports denial of service only, with no known control-flow redirection or higher impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-13434
Published
May 24, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-190, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 24, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5Canonical UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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