CVE catalog

CVE-2020-27207

UBUNTU-

[CVE catalog]

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.

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.59% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.5-3Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1build2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu22.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu22.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu20.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1build2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu18.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu18.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu16.04sqlcipher3.2.0-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Ubuntu16.04sqlcipher3.2.0-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu18.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu18.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu20.04sqlcipher3.4.1-1build2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu22.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu22.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher3.4.1-2build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.5-3Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1build1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Ubuntu24.04sqlcipher4.5.6-1build2Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27207]
Original provider fields
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OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]