CVE-2020-27207
Zetetic SQLCipher 4.x before 4.4.1 has a use-after-free, related to sqlcipher_codec_pragma and sqlite3Strlen30 in sqlite3.c.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Zetetic SQLCipher 4.x before 4.4.1 has a use-after-free, related to sqlcipher_codec_pragma and sqlite3Strlen30 in sqlite3.c. A remote denial of service attack can be performed. For example, a SQL injection can be used to execute the crafted SQL command sequence. After that, some unexpected RAM data is read.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- zetetic/sqlcipher
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-protection-data-security/security/details/advisories-504842Third Party Advisory
- https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/612796/9f221708832a465f03585a45d7f59b45/dl-201112-denial-of-serviceen-data.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1Third Party Advisory
- https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-protection-data-security/security/details/advisories-504842Third Party Advisory
- https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/612796/9f221708832a465f03585a45d7f59b45/dl-201112-denial-of-serviceen-data.pdfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.