SB2018121703 - Remote code execution in SQLite
Published: December 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018121703
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Remote code execution (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The weakness exists in the browsers supporting SQLite and Web SQL API due to an error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Less successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in leaking program memory or causing program crashes.
Note: the vulnerability has no CVE-identificator and has been dubbed "Magellan" by the researchers.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.