7.5

CVE-2020-35525: sqlite NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-35525USN-5615-2USN-5615-3
Published 01-09-2022Last modified 14-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-35525 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in sqlite. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.47 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DLA-3107-1RHSA-2022:7108USN-5615-1

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In SQlite 3.31.1, a potential null pointer derreference was found in the INTERSEC query processing.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.47 pp

From 1.06% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • sqlite3< 3.32.0-1
Sqlite1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sqlite3< 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.6 | < 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.4 | < 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm1 | < 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm4

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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