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TI-2020-15181 Aliases CVE-2020-24736GHSA-p8qf-86fr-5x4q

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in SQLite3 v.3.27.1 and before allows a local…

Priority LOW 25CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in SQLite3 v.3.27.1 and before allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted script.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:sqlite3:3.27.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*3.27.1VulnerableTryGhost
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghost:sqlite3:3.27.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 3.27.1 Vulnerable ·TryGhost

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:0425 Released 2024-01-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    sqlite security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) lemon-3.26.0-16.el8_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) sqlite-3.26.0-16.el8_6.1, sqlite-devel-3.26.0-16.el8_6.1, sqlite-doc-3.26.0-16.el8_6.1 +1
  • RHSA-2023:3840 Released 2023-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    sqlite security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) lemon-3.26.0-18.el8_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) sqlite-3.26.0-18.el8_8, sqlite-devel-3.26.0-18.el8_8, sqlite-doc-3.26.0-18.el8_8 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:3840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:3840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0425
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24736
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8qf-86fr-5x4q

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-21236 Mass assignment in TryGhost node-sqlite3 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-05619 Denial of service (DoS) in sqlite3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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