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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2020-35525High confidence

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

n/a · sqlite

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

2 current
SSA-202008 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-202008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before V2.17.0
11 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536
  • RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000
Summary
In SQlite 3.31.1, a potential null pointer derreference was found in the INTERSEC query processing.
Remediation
Update to V2.17.0 or later version
SSA-398330 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 18 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5
5 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)
  • SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)
  • SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)
Summary
In SQlite 3.31.1, a potential null pointer derreference was found in the INTERSEC query processing.
Remediation
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2020-23192

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

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

What

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

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → NULL Pointer Dereference → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476 ↗

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-476
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-1614Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen und Daten zu manipulieren.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-1863Red Hat Enterprise Linux (SQLite): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in der SQLite Implementierung ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-1015Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

d?id=CVE-2020-25710 Référence CVE CVE-2020-26116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26116 Référence CVE CVE-2020-27618 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27618 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28196 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28196 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29361 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29361 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29362 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29363 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29363 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29562 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29562 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29573 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29573 Référence CVE CVE-2020-35525 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35525 Référence CVE CVE-2020-35527 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35527 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36221 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36222 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36223 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36223 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36224 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36224 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36225 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36225 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36226 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36227 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0499Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

d?id=CVE-2020-13434 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13435 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13435 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13630 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13631 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13631 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13632 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13871 Référence CVE CVE-2020-14155 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14155 Référence CVE CVE-2020-15358 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15358 Référence CVE CVE-2020-24977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24977 Référence CVE CVE-2020-35525 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35525 Référence CVE CVE-2020-35527 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35527 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7595 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7595 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9327 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20227 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20227 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30560 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30560 Référence CVE CVE-2021-31239 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31239 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3517 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3517 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3518 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-202

Official advisory
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2025-0382Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens producten

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in SQLite 3.31.1 can cause out-of-memory errors during INTERSECT query processing, potentially leading to Denial of Service attacks in affected NetApp products.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000; RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536; RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Update to V2.17.0 or later version
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 1 Sept 2022 · Last source change 4 Aug 2024, 17:02 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-23192
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-23192↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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