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CVE-2020-12050
SQLiteODBC 0.9996, as packaged for certain Linux distributions as 0.9996-4,...
Vulnerability Description
SQLiteODBC 0.9996, as packaged for certain Linux distributions as 0.9996-4, has a race condition leading to root privilege escalation because any user can replace a /tmp/sqliteodbc$$ file with new contents that cause loading of an arbitrary library.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
- http://www.ch-werner.de/sqliteodbc/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PR6B33IGBADGYDBTEEU36OGERER2HOGQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WXPHBDVB3LAQUQJCZ4WIS3JWM7JFR56X/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1825762
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDS5RK7F47BRXHUYRWGMGLYU2GJEVZQA/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00026.html
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-12050-fedora-red-hat-centos-local-privilege-escalation-through-a-race-condition-in-the-sqliteodbc-installer-script/
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
backports sle, fedora, sqliteodbc
Vulnerable Versions:
15.0, 30, 31, 32, 0.9996
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 30th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.