ubuntu-cve-2020-12050
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-04-30 17:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:52
Summary
Details

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.


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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.9992-0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.9992-0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.999-1",
        "0.9992-0.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.9995-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.9995-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "0.9995-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.9996-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.9996-3?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.9996-1",
        "0.9996-2",
        "0.9996-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.9998-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.9998-3?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.9998-2",
        "0.9998-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.99991-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "0.9998-3",
        "0.9999-2",
        "0.99991-1",
        "0.99991-1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.99991-3?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.99991-2",
        "0.99991-2build1",
        "0.99991-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-blobtoxy",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-csvtable",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-impexp",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-xpath",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqlite3-mod-zipfile",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libsqliteodbc",
            "binary_version": "0.99991-5"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "sqliteodbc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/sqliteodbc@0.99991-5?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.99991-3",
        "0.99991-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12050",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:52:06Z",
  "published": "2020-04-30T17:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12050"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.ch-werner.de/sqliteodbc/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1825762"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDS5RK7F47BRXHUYRWGMGLYU2GJEVZQA/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sysdream.com/news/lab/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12050"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-12050"
  ]
}



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